§ Mr. Bramallasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer with which countries agreements are now in force governing the release of sterling balances and the amounts that have been released under each agreement.
§ Sir S. CrippsAgreements governing the release of sterling balances are now in force with the following countries:—Brazil, Ceylon, Egypt, India, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Sweden, Uruguay. Total sterling releases to these countries during the first nine months of 1949 amounted to £206 million, but it would not be proper for me to publish figures for actual drawings by individual countries.