§ 72. Mr. Wilkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total costs and all expenditure, civil and military, incurred by His Majesty's Government in Palestine, Greece, Egypt, Austria and Germany, respectively, from June, 1946, to the latest date; and the total value of all loans, credits and gifts-in-kind to the same Governments over the same or approximate period.
§ Mr. Dalton,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 5th August, 1947; Vol. 441, c. 1299/1300] supplied the following information
The following statement gives the total civil and military expenditure, both sterling and foreign currencies, incurred by His Majesty's Government in the countries shown from 1st July, 1946, to 30th June, 1947, and the total value of all 225W loans, credits and gifts in kind over the same period.
— Civil and Military Expenditure. Loans, Gifts, etc. £ £ Palestine … … 46,000,000 64,000 Greece … … 8,000,000 23,000,000 Egypt … … 59,000,000 — Austria … … 11,000,000 10,000,000 Germany … … 184,000,000 — Notes.
1. In addition to the above direct credits, Austria and Greece received assistance from U.N.R.R.A. to which His Majesty's Government contributed generously.
2. Against the expenditure of £184 million incurred in Germany, £33 million was received in the above period representing the value of British zone exports from September, 1945, to 1st January, 1947.