HC Deb 03 June 1938 vol 336 c2430W
Mr. Shinwell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can make a statement on the question of whether or not the German Government intend to default on their external debt?

Sir J. Simon:

So far as I am aware there is no foundation for the rumour referred to recently in certain newspapers that the German Government intend to default on their external debt as it existed prior to the incorporation of Austria into the German Reich. As regards Austrian Loans I have nothing to add to the communique published in the Press yesterday, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy.