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Mr. Wall
asked the Lord Privy Seal what grants or loans, and for what amount, have been made to foreign countries during the years 1959, 1960 and 1961 to date; and what grants or loans are projected during the current financial year.
Mr. P. Thomas
Grants and loans to foreign countries are made from the Foreign Office Grants and Services Vote and, in addition, loans to foreign countries are made under Section III of the Export Guarantees Act (1949) as since amended.Part I of the table below shows expenditure on grants and loans under the Foreign Office Grants and Services Vote in the financial years 1958–59 and 1959–60, and the estimated provisions in the years 1960–61 and 1961–62. The esti-
| I. FOREIGN OFFICE GRANTS AND SERVICES VOTE | ||||||
| — | 1958–59 (actual) | 1959–60 (actual) | 1960–61 (estimated) | 1961–62 (estimated) | ||
| Jordan (Grant in Aid) | … | … | 1,502,570 | 2,542,511 | 2,500,000 | 2,850,000 |
| Jordan (Loans) | … | … | 630,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| Libya (Grant in Aid) | … | … | 3,250,000 | 3,250,000 | 3,250,000 | 3,250,000 |
| Yugoslavia (Grant in Aid) | … | … | 60,054 | 88,022 | 100,600 | 63,900 |
| Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Grant in Aid) | 366,340 | 711,770 | 947,000 | 1,058,750 | ||
| Turkey (Loan) | … | … | 2,129,492 | 480,000 | — | — |
| Turkey: O.E.E.C. Economic Aid (Loan) | … | 2,681,250 | 893,750 | — | — | |
| Assistance to the Trucial States | … | … | 64,323 | 72,715 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Somali Republic (Grants in Aid) | … | … | — | — | 1,200,000 | 1,450,000 |
| Nepal: Economic Aid | … | … | — | — | 160,000 | 230,000 |
| Laos: Economic Aid | … | … | — | — | 81,000 | 75,000 |
| Gift of Aircraft to Mali, Payment to Ministry of Aviation | … | … | — | — | — | 80,000 |
| Brazil (Loan) | … | … | — | — | — | 1,200,000 |
| II. LOANS UNDER SECTION III OF THE EXPORT GUARANTEES ACT | |||||||||
| — | 1958–59 (actual) | 1959–60 (actual) | 1960–61 (estimated) | 1961–62 (estimated) | |||||
| Iran | … | … | … | … | … | 1,705,000 | 60,000 | — | 1st quarter |
| Sudan | … | … | … | … | … | — | 2,440,000 | 1,660,000 | — |
| Yugoslavia | … | … | … | … | … | — | 1,065,000 | 1,630,000 | 55,000 |