§ Mr. MANDERasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, in respect of the last three months, what licences for the export of arms have been granted in respect of China, Japan, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEpursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 20th June, 1933; col. 632, Vol. 279) supplies the following statement:
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Country. Material. Date licence issued. Japan (11 licences). 1 aircraft gun mounting … 15.3.33. 150 7.7 m.m. machine-guns with spare parts … 24.3.33. 7 sets rounds counter gear for use with machine guns … 30.3.33. 150 7.7 m.m. machine guns with spare parts … 30.3.33. 6 40 m.m. gun equipments … 6.4.33 15,000 rounds 40 m.m. ammunition … 2,300,000 rounds 7.7 m.m. ammunition … 1,000,000 ammunition links … 300 7.7 m.m. machine guns with spare parts … 11.4.33. 2 aircraft gun mountings … 20.4.33. 1,000,000 Prideaux links … 24.4.33. 2,300,000 rounds 7.7 m.m. ammunition … 1 aircraft gun mounting … 1.5.33. 33,600 packings for Constaninesco gear … 10.5.33. 2,000 40 m.m. empty cartridge cases … 17.5.33. Peru (8 licences). 1,000 7.65 m.m. rifle cartridges … 24.3 33. 6,700 cordite charges … 31.3.33. 2,000 electric primers … 10,000 percussion caps … 12,000 20 m.m. machine-gun cartridges … 7.4.33. 6,000 fuses for above … 93,000 7.65 m.m. rifle cartridges … 22.4.33. 13,000 20 m.m. machine-gun cartridges … 22.4.33. 12 aircraft gun mountings … 25.4.33. 6 single type C.C. gears … 6 mountings for bomb sights … 25.4.33. 6 bomb sights … 42 bomb carriers … 12 7.65 m.m. aircraft machine-guns with spare parts … 20,000 20 m.m. machine-gun cartridges … 20.5.33. 6,000 fuses for above … Chile (No licences issued). — — Bolivia(2 licences). 775 vent sealing percussion tubes … 17.3.33. Spare parts for 6-ton tanks … 23.5.33. Paraguay (1 licence). 250,000 7.65 m.m, rifle cartridges … 17.5.33.