§ Mr. G. JONESasked the Prime Minister what payments have been made by or on behalf of the German Government to the Allies since the Armistice; in respect of what each payment was made; and how it has been divided amongst the Allies?
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Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe payments made by the German Government to His Majesty's Government under the Treaty of Versailles and the Armistice Agreements are as follow:—
In my reply to the hon. Member for South Hackney (Mr. Bottomley) on the 24th instant, the number of ships sold was incorrectly given as 262. As explained in that answer, I have not the particulars required as regards payments to other Allied Governments.
- (1) Debit monthly balances under the Clearing Office scheme, £9,509,783 6s. 6d.
- (2) In respect of the British Delegation on the Rhineland Commission, £147,769 0s. 8d. and 1,340,000 paper marks.
- (3) In respect of the British Army of Occupation, 346,000,000 paper marks.
- (4) Deliveries in kind allocated to British Empire by the Reparation Commission:—
- (a) 3,181 tons of dyestuffs of the value of £1,200,000.
- (b) 304 ships, of which 162 have been sold for £13,600,000.