§ Mr. Fordasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what grants and loans have been made in the period December, 1960, to December, 1965, to those African Commonwealth countries which have recently severed diplomatic relations with Great Britain; and what further assistance is planned.
§ Mrs. CastleI have been asked to reply.
As regards the first half of the Question the information is shown below.
As regards the second half of the Question Her Majesty's Government have decided that, provided the Tanzanian and Ghanaian Governments are prepared to 483W agree to the necessary administrative arrangements, our technical assistance programmes will continue. We are also prepared to meet existing commitments of financial aid, again provided that the necessary administrative arrangements can be made.
Grants and loans in financial aid to the countries in question between the 1st January, 1961 and 22nd December, 1965, have been offered and accepted as follows:
Million GHANA £ 1962 Loan under Section 3 of Export Guarantees Act for Volta River project 5 1963 Similar loan for purchase of merchant ships 2.2 TANZANIA (a) Tanganyika—pre-independence aid 1961 Colonial Office grant for Tanganyika Agricultural Corporation 0.1 1961 C.D. and W. grants and loans 2.0 1961 Exchequer loans 2.0 (b) Zanzibar—pre-independence aid 1961–63 C.D. and W. grants 0.321 1963 Disaster relief grant 0.002 1963 Budgetary grant 0.23 (c) 1961 Independence settlement for Tanganyika Balance of C.D. and W. grants 4.75 Special grant for development 4.0 Commonwealth Assistance Loan for general development 1.25 Nyumba ya Mungu Dam loan 0.8 Interest-free compensation loan 6.0 Commutation loan 3.0 (d) Post-independence aid for Zanzibar 1964 Commutation and Compensation grant 0.4 1964 Grant for administration 0.5 1965 C.D. and W. balance (grant) 0.15 (e) Subsequent aid (Tanzania) Development loan for Development Plan period 1964–66 offered and accepted in principle 7.5 In addition grants for technical assistance made between the 1st January, 1961, and the 30th September, 1965, amounted to £0.966 million to Ghana and £13.685 million to Tanzania.