§ 95. Mr. A. Hendersonasked the Minister of Defence whether he will give further details of Soviet military strength and that 77W of its satellites and East Germany, including the development of medium-and long-range rockets of the VI and V2 types.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe Soviet Navy, particularly its submarine branch, has continued to expand. Otherwise the size of the Soviet, satellite and East German Forces has not substantially altered since last year. There has been a steady improvement in quality, notably through increased mechanisation and the continued replacement of piston-engined aircraft with jets. As regards rocket development, we know that the Russians have been advised by German experts
Country whence consigned Fresh or raw Preserved (including tinned or bottled) Total cwt. £ cwt. £ cwt. £ Channel Islands 415 1,219 126 978 541 2,197 Cyprus 84,149 223,668 14 90 84,163 223,758 Nigeria 818 1,738 1,838 12,434 2,656 14,172 Union of South Africa 201,388 763,839 16,346 104,501 217,734 868,340 Southern Rhodesia — — 396 2,838 396 2,838 Australia 39 185 1,320 9,245 1,359 9,430 Canada — — 0 2 0 2 Bahamas — — 54 368 54 368 Jamaica 20,058 55,113 42,913 273,138 62,971 328,251 Windward Islands 14,055 40,355 1,912 13,687 15,967 54,042 Trinidad and Tobago 48,369 121,166 — — 48,369 121,166 British Honduras 20,770 65,929 39,007 196,851 59,777 262,780 Irish Republic 835 2,347 — — 835 2,347 Denmark 71 208 — — 71 208 Western Germany 113 414 — — 113 414 Netherlands 5,759 18,555 — — 5,759 18,555 France 2,516 7,206 7,493 43,343 10,009 50,549 Spain 19,777 45,991 — — 19,777 45,991 Italy 150 426 — — 150 426 Turkey 2 10 — — 2 10 French Morocco 4,411 13,341 — — 4,411 13,341 Portuguese East Africa 17,041 57,243 — — 17,041 57,243 Spanish Morocco 77 167 — — 77 167 Israel 561,149 1,400,131 17,711 112,219 578,860 1,512,350 Libya 13 33 — — 13 33 United States of America 33,655 120,124 34,359 198,459 68,014 318,583 Brazil 2,133 6,745 — — 2,133 6,745 Argentine Republic 1,036 3,793 — — 1,036 3,793 Paraguay 5,823 18,003 — — 5,823 18,003 All countries 1,044,622 2,967,949 163,489 968,153 1,208,111 3,936,102 NOTE: The figures above do not include grapefruit juice imported as such; it is not separately shown in the import statistics.