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8.
Brigadier-General CROFT
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affiairs what were the exports of cotton yarn and cotton piece goods to Denmark and Norway in 1913 and 1916, respectively?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of BLOCKADE
(Commander Leverton Harris)
The total Danish imports for 1913 and 1916, to which I have annexed the imports for 1917, were as follows:
| Cotton yarn and thread:— | ||||
| 1913 | … | … | … | 1,843 tons |
| 1916 | … | … | … | 3,206 tons |
| 1917 | … | … | … | 1,836 tons |
| Cotton manufactured goods:— | ||||
| 1913 | … | … | … | 4,810 tons |
| 1916 | … | … | … | 7,013 tons |
| 1917 | … | … | … | 4,796 tons |
The total Norwegian imports were:—
| Cotton yarn and thread:— | ||||
| 1913 | … | … | … | 2,017 tons |
| 1916 | … | … | … | 2,769 tons |
| 1917 | … | … | … | 1,922 tons |
| Cotton manufactures:— | ||||
| 1913 | … | … | … | 4,384 tons |
| 1916 | … | … | … | 5,957 tons |
| 1917 | … | … | … | 4,777 tons |
I would add that the imports for 1916 and 1917 were covered by guarantees against their direct or indirect re-exportation to the enemy.