HC Deb 08 October 1924 vol 177 c567W
Sir F. WISE

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if Germany has been buying silver in the United States: if so, how much has been bought in 1924; and had Germany the leave of the Reparation Commission to do so?

Mr. GRAHAM

I understand from the Press that such purchases have been made, but my right hon. Friend is not in a position to give details of the action of the German Treasury in this matter. The Reparation Commission was not, I understand, consulted; but it does not appear that the Commission has any rights or duties under the Treaty of Versailles in this matter.

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