§ 31. Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on British aid to Pakistan during 1972.
§ Mr. WoodWe signed a loan for £1,000,000 for the Tarbela Dam on 1st April, and a non-project loan for £4,000,000 on 7th September. Pakistan is also drawing the balances of our previous loans; these balances stood at about £2.7 million at the beginning of the year. We are also deferring debt service payments amounting to £12,480,000 which fall due between 1st May, 1971, to 30th June, 1973. By way of technical assistance we have engaged an economic consultant to advise the Pakistan Government.