§ 54. Mr. C. S. Taylorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give particulars of loans made by this country to other countries since the outbreak of war in 1939 up to the present date with particulars of interest received.
§ Sir S. CrippsWith permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of the loans referred to by the hon. Member.
§ Following is the table:
| ADVANCES TO ALLIED GOVERNMENTS, 1939–45 WAR | |||
| — | Outstanding at 9th November 1948 | Interest received | |
| £ | £ | ||
| China | … | 12,662,000 | 816,000 |
| Czechoslovakia | … | 19,178,000 | — |
| France | … | 99,685,000 | — |
| Netherlands | … | 45,000,000 | 445,000 |
| Poland | … | 57,500,000 | — |
| Turkey | … | 31,022,000 | 5,599,000 |
| U.S.S.R | … | 33,750,000 | 5,429,000 |
| TOTALS | … | 298,797,000 | 12,289,000 |
§ In addition, an interest-free loan of £10,000,000 was made to Greece.