§ 71. Mr. J. Hyndasked the President of the Board of Trade what exports of rubber and tin have been made from British territories to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and China, respectively, during the last four six-monthly periods.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe following are the figures:
EXPORTS OF RUBBER AND TIN FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH COLONIES TO THE U.S.S.R. AND CHINA. Period China U.S.S.R. Tons Tons Tons Tons Rubber Tin Rubber Tin July-December, 1950 72,518 474 42,128* 125 January-June, 1951 59,798 — 20,618 — July-December, 1951 — — 35,426 — January-June, 1952 — — 64,873† 200 *This figure may overstate total exports to the U.S.S.R. from British Territories, in that shipments of rubber by Malaya to London for re-export to the U.S.S.R. may in a few cases have been counted as exports to the U.S.S.R. by both countries. The amount of duplication is thought to be small and does not occur in the figure for 1951 or 1952. †This figure includes a substantial accumulation of rubber the export of which was licensed in 1951 but the shipment of which was delayed until 1952.