HC Deb 24 April 1950 vol 474 cc66-8W
Mr. A. Edward Davies

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will give details of the debts owing to this country at the end of 1949.

Mr. Gaitskell

Details of outstanding loans to or for Colonial and other Governments, other than those arising out of the 1939–45 war, are to be found on pages 70, 71 and 72 of the Finance

LOANS BY His MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OUTSTANDING ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1949
— Amount Outstanding Interest rate —
£000
China—
Agreement of 2nd May, 1944, on Financial aid for war purposes. 8,128 — Question of abeyance.
Agreement of 5th June, 1941, for £5 million loan for National purposes. 4,109 3½ per cent. Repayable by annuities ending April, 1961.
France—
Anglo-French Financial Agreement of 3rd December,1946 (Cmd. 6988). 100,677 ½ per cent. Repayable by twelve annuities—first annuity due September, 1950.
Netherlands—
Agreement of 11th March, 1948, on War-time Debts (Cmd. 7358). 42,855 ½ per cent. Repayable by annuities ending February, 1968.
Poland—
Agreement of 24th June, 1946, on outstanding Financial Questions (Cmd. 7148). 10,000 — Repayable by fifteen annual instalments, the first payment to be made in June, 1952.
Agreement of 24th June, 1946, on outstanding Financial Questions (Cmd. 7148). 47,500 — Question of repayment in abeyante.
Turkey—
Anglo-Franco-Turkish Treaty of Mutual Assistance, 19th October, 1939 (Cmd. 6165). 28,284 4 per cent. Repayable by annuities ending December, 1966.
U.S.S.R.—
Agreement of 27th December, 1947 (Cmd. 7297). 35,120 ½ per cent. Each advance repayable by twelve equal annual instalments, the first due at the end of the fourth year from the date on which the advance was made.
Czecho-Slovakia—
Agreement of 28th September, 1949, for settlement of Inter-Governmental Debts (Cmd. 7798). 19,747 1 per cent. Repayable by instalments from January, 1954 to July, 1965.
Agreement of 28th September, 1949, for settlement of Inter-Governmental Debts (Cmd. 7798). 307 — Repayable by four equal instalments ending 1st July, 1950.
Agreement of 28th September, 1949, for settlement of Inter-Governmental Debts (Cmd. 7798). 24 — Repayable 1st September, 1950.
Agreement of 28th September, 1949, for settlement of Inter-Governmental Debts (Cmd. 7798). 90 — Repayable 1st July, 1950.
Agreement of 28th September, 1949, for settlement of Inter-Governmental Debts (Cmd. 7798). 64 — Repayable 1st October, 1950.
Agreement of 14th December, 1946, for Surplus Stores (Cmd. 7085). 2,500 ½ per cent. Repayable by two equal instalments on 1st January, 1950 and 1st January, 1951.
Agreement of 15th August, 1945, for purchase of goods in the United Kingdom. 4,136 2¼ per cent. Repayable by annuities ending in July, 1953.

Accounts of the United Kingdom, 1948–49. In addition, loans to Allied Governments arising out of the 1939–45 war are outstanding as shown in the statement below: