§ Mr. TredinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Japanese Government seeking compensation for those surviving former British military personnel who were held prisoner by the Japanese during world war 2; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarNo. Under the terms of the 1951 treaty of peace with Japan certain sums were made available to the United Kingdom. Article 14 provided for payment of
reparations to the Allied Powers" and article 16 for indemnification of "those members of the armed forces of the Allied Powers who suffered undue hardships while prisoners of war of Japan.Article 14(b) of the peace treaty waived all reparations claims of the allied powers and their nationals except as otherwise provided in the treaty.