§ Mr. ROSEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, prior to the agreement of the Government with the Soviet delegation upon the fishery annex to the Treaty, the matter of Russian obligations for compensation to the owners and crews of British fishing vessels illegally arrested for trawling within the 12-mile limit was discussed; whether any amount has been paid; and, if so, what is the sum?
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§ Mr. PONSONBYThe hon. Member will find a reply to his question in the answer given to the hon. and gallant Member for Central Hull (Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy) on the 16th of July.
§ Mr. FRANKLINasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the amount of the gold belonging to the former Russian Imperial or Provisional Governments referred to in Clause (b), Article 7, of the draft of proposed general treaty between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; where is it held; how was it paid over to this country; was there any unexpended balance of the War loans advanced by the Government of His Britannic Majesty to the former Russian Imperial or Provisional Governments; is such unexpended balance on deposit in British banks; and is the gold referred to in Article 7 composed in all or in part of such unexpended balances?
§ Mr. SNOWDENI have been asked to reply. The amount of gold referred to was £60,000,000, which was placed at the disposal of His Majesty's Government in specie under War agreements, and used during the War. The answers to the fourth and fifth parts of the question are in the affirmative; as regards the sixth part, there is no connection whatever between the gold and these balances.
§ Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has received any communications from the Governments of Latvia, Esthonia, Lithuania or Finland upon points in the Russian Treaty affecting their interests?
§ Mr. PONSONBYThe answer is in the negative.