HC Deb 09 February 1948 vol 447 c27
44. Mr. Thomas Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the terms of the latest claims of the Soviet Government for reparations from Austria.

Mr. McNeil

I am not at liberty to make public the details of the Soviet proposal until the Deputies have resumed their meetings. I would observe that the Soviet claims are in respect not of reparations from Austria but of former German property in Austria.

Mr. Reid

Could my right hon. Friend say whether the new proposals are more liberal towards Austria than those of the French Government?