Mr. Colin Jacksonasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the approximate value of uncut diamonds and gold bullion and silver, respectively, exported from this country to the Middle East during 1969; what was the breakdown of these exports between the importing countries mainly concerned in that region; and whether exports of both uncut diamonds and gold bullion and silver were reflected in the Board of Trade's published statistics for United Kingdom trade with those countries.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsFollowing is the information:
£ thousand Diamonds (including industrial diamonds, diamond dust and powder and boart)* Silver Gold bullion Israel 47,280 239 1,242 Iran 33 12 2,715 Kuwait 4,591 Lebanon 14,250 Libya 8,508 Saudi Arabia 737 Other Middle East countries 70 Total 47,313 250 32,113 * Uncut diamonds are not separately distinguished in the Trade Statistics. Exports of diamonds and silver are included in the statistics of merchandise trade; exports of gold bullion are excluded.