§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to state, to the most recent convenient date, the total cost to His Majesty's Government of the occupation of Japan; and what proportion has involved dollar expenditure.
§ Mr. MayhewApart from the cost of the United Kingdom Liaison Mission which has provided diplomatic representation in Japan since the surrender, and of a small Royal Navy element which equally had no specific task in connection with the occupation, the cost to His Majesty's Government of the occupation of Japan up to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom contingent in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force has been as follows:
£ Pay and Allowances—Army and Royal Air Force 2,936,000 Maintenance—all Services 6,300,000 Transport of personnel—all Services 1,350,000 Transport of equipment—all Services 87,000 Total—all Services £10,673,000 It is not possible to give the proportion of this expenditure incurred in dollars; but it is very small.