§ 49. Sir W. Teelingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government has yet decided who are to benefit from the splitting up of the Baltic balances; how long it is now expected to take before distribution can be made; and whether he will make a statement.
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VOTES ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE FOURTH COMMITTEE AT THE TWENTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Subject In Favour Against Abstentions Rhodesia 90 2 18 (including U.K) Portuguese Territories 80 8 (including U.K) 15 Foreign Economic Interests 86 2 17 (including U.K) Oman 70 16 (including U.K) 18 United Nations Specialised Agencies and Decolonisation. 83 2 17 (including U.K.) Nauru 98 (including U.K.) 0 0 Papua and New Guinea 64 8 (including U.K.) 19 Consolidation of Southern African Training Programmes. 83 (including U.K.) 2 1 Fiji 80 6 (including U.K.) 15 Articles 73 (e) Information 93 (including U.K.) 1 1 Training Facilities for Colonial Students Adopted without vote Gibraltar 70 21 (including U.K.) 25 Ifni and Spanish Sahara 97 (including U.K.) 0 3 Equatorial Guinea 94 0 6 (including U.K.) French Somaliland 71 1 27 (including U.K.) All Other Territories 72 0 26 (including U.K.)
§ Mr. William RodgersIn principle it is the Government's intention that the persons eligible to apply for compensation should include those whose claims were registered under the Foreign Compensation (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) Registration Order 1959, and holders of the Lena and Tetiuhe State Notes. There were also some Government claims. Legislation will be necessary to make the assets available for this purpose and to set up a procedure for establishing claims. How long it will take for distribution to start will depend in part on how soon we can pass the necessary legislation.