HC Deb 18 May 1934 vol 289 cc2050-2W
Mr. BERNAYS

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, since the meeting of the Disarmament Conference in 1932, any licences for the export of arms to Denmark and Holland have been issued, and, if so, for what kind of arms and for what quantities?

Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLE

pusuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 8th May, 1934; col. 902, Vol. 289] supplied the following statement :

STATEMENT SHOWING WAR MATERIAL COVERED BY EXPORT LICENCES ISSUED SINCE 3RD FEBRUARY, 1932, IN RESPECT OF DENMARK AND HOLLAND.

Denmark.

6 1.8 inch machine gun sights.

1 clockwork fuze.

200 tracers (for both 75 m/m and 57 m/m projectiles).

1 transmitter for motor director fire control gear.

1 receiver for motor director fire control gear.

10 angle telescopes for fire control gear.

200 rounds 25.4 m/m practice shell.

20 rounds 25.4 m/m A.P. shell.

1 25.4 m/m infantry gun equipment.

2 empty 76 m/m shells.

2 75 m/m cartridge cases.

5 75 m/m propellant charges.

1 light patrol tank, complete with one .303 inch machine gun, spare parts, one trailer and 1,000 rounds .303 inch ammunition.

2 patrol tanks with spare parts.

2 transporters for use with patrol tanks.

40 track link pins for patrol tanks.

Spare parts for patrol tanks.

20 rounds 70 m/m H.E. shell.

12 torpedo warhead pistols with housings.

12 sets rough turned forgings for 18 inch torpedo air vessels, each set comprising one body and 2 ends.

Denmark—cont.

12 pistols for torpedoes.

2 plugs for anti-aircraft predictor.

2 fuze receivers for anti-aircraft predictor.

2 depth and roll recorders.

12 37 m/m A.P. shells fitted with fuzes.

12 empty 37 m/m A.P. shells.

1 gun camera.

10,000 .22 inch rimfire rifle cartridges.

85,000 7 m/m rifle cartridges.

100,000 7.65 m/m rifle cartridges.

1,000 7.65 m/m rifle cartridge cases.

40,000 7.9 m/m rifle cartridges.

10,600 11.35 m/m machine gun cartridges.

14,808 20 m/m machine gun cartridges.

9,740 20 m/m machine gun cartridge bullets.

7,000 20 m/m machine gun cartridge cases.

450 20 m/m machine gun cartridge fuzes.

116 20 m/m machine gun cartridge fuzes with shells.

50,000 percussion caps.

Holland.

500 rounds 40 m/m practice ammunition.

500 rounds 40 m/m ammunition with practice shot.

6 40 m/m automatic guns with mountings and spare parts.

18 sets of sights for 40 m/m equipments.

1 set of retaining pawls for 40 m/m gun.

16 packings for stuffing box for 40 m/m gun barrel.

5 barrels for 40 m/m 2 pounder guns with 10 brushes for cleaning rods.

Holland—cont.

15 cartridge retainers for 40 m/m automatic gun.

12 extractor tail springs for 40 m/m automatic gun.

1 set of sights for 40 m/m submarine gun mounting.

1 ammunition box for 40 m/m submarine gun mounting.

Spare parts for 40 m/m A.A. gun.

30 21 inch torpedoes, complete (except for warheads and explosives).

105 torpedo firing cartridges.

1 dummy 21 inch torpedo, complete with tools.

Spare parts for 21 inch torpedoes.

8.5 inch machine guns with mountings and spare parts. 11.5 inch machine guns with spar parts.

5,800 .5 inch machine gun cartridges.

20,200 .5 inch machine gun cartridge bullets.

57 .5 inch machine gun ejectors.

23 .5 inch machine gun barrels.

10 .5 inch machine gun breech locks.

25 .5 inch machine gun switch springs.

7 12.7 m/m machine gun bolts.

1 7.7 m/m machine gun barrel casing.

72 2 pounder 20 round ammunition belts.

Spare parts for 2 pounder gun.

1 wind balanced aircraft gun mounling.

490 glass containers (filled with acid) for submarine mines.

1 clear view screen for fire control gear.

1 belt filling machine for 6.5 m/m cartridges.