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Volume 278: debated on Friday 19 May 1933

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Written Answer

League Of Nations (Contributions)

Mr. CLARRY

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will detail the payments or contributions of each country which have been made during the most recent ascertainable and comparable year to the League of Nations, together with the names of the countries who are in arrear with their payments and the total amount of such respective arrears?

Mr. EDEN

The net amounts of the contributions due to the League of Nations from the States Members for the year 1932 were as follow:—

States.Net amount of contributions.
Gold Francs.
1.South Africa484,417.81
2.Albania32,684.48
3.Germany2,652,755.89
4.Argentine947,540.29
5.Australia897,075.92
6.Austria267,834.99
7.Belgium588,178.33
8.Bolivia134,316.76
9.Brazil—
10.Bulgaria162,411.96
11.Canada1,143,353.80
12.Chile459,853.32
13.China1,544,642.67
14.Colombia195,090.92
15.Costa Rica—
16.Cuba296,063.74
17.Denmark391,151.09
18.Dominican Republic.33,461.23
19.Spain1,311,834.92
20.Estonia98,619.47
21.Abyssinia66,689.93
22.Finland326,760.72
23.France2,600,029.53
24.Great Britain3,466,499.54
25.Greece227,570.39
26.Guatemala32,944.97
27.Haiti30,935.89
28.Honduras33,579.18
29.Hungary266,931.89
30.India1,834,588.83
31.Irish Free State333,449.65
32.Italy1,970,251.69
33.Japan1,967,253.72
34.Latvia98,169.16
35.Liberia33,579.18
36.Lithuania131,714.70
37.Luxemburg31,939.91
38.Mexico471,867.85
39.New Zealand329,158.96
40.Nicaragua16,726.76
41.Norway291,014.87
42.Panama32,402.66
43.Paraguay32,941.19
44.Netherlands753,654.48
45.Persia163,567.68
46.Peru302,212.70
47.Poland1,048,277.39
48.Portugal191,113.42
49.Rumania715,456.08
50.Salvador33,579.18
51.Siam295,579.78
52.Sweden586,726.46

States.Net amount of contributions.
Gold Francs.
53.Switzerland554,599.15
54.Czechoslovakia948,793.34
55.Uruguay229,873.29
56.Venezuela163,682.82
57.Yugoslavia653,127.11

On 31st January last the position as regards countries whose contributions are in arrears was as follows:

Country.Year.Amount in arrear in respect of each year.
Gold Francs.
Albania193231,937.42
Argentine1929736,558.14
1930791,290.53
1931880,852.04
1932947,540.29
Australia1932374,636.21
Bolivia192390,000.00
1924104,284.01
1925109,049.86
192688,100.63
192786,940.32
192889,320.01
1929105,215.77
1930112,765.07
1931125,118.40
1932134,316.76
Bulgaria193281,200.62
Chile193016,150.94
1931427,659.00
1932459,853.32
China1922–19308,743,212.41
1931719,433.52
1932772,435.27
Colombia1932191,631.28
Cuba193036,286.80
1931275,367.38
1932296,063.74
Dominican Republic19303,771.07
193131,161.64
19327,548.23
Germany19321,346,516.44
Greece193215,534.68
Guatemala192914,836.27
193027,607.06
193130,695.38
193232,994.97
Haiti193128,636.30
193230,935.89
Honduras192255,326.58
192327,196.51
192423,174.23

Country.Year.Amount in arrear in respect of each year.
Gold Francs.
Honduras—cont.192524,233.30
192624,472.39
192724,150.09
192812,405.62
192913,898.40
193028,191.27
193131,279.59
193233,579.18
Hungary193143,442.97
1932266,931.89
Liberia19303,732.88
193131,279.59
193233,579.18
Lithuania19329,198.04
Nicaragua192248,061.45
192327,196.51
192423,174.23
192524,233.30
192624,472.39
192724,150.09
192824,811.11
192926,303.94
19309,553.32
193112,886.51
19328,380.50
Panama193129,940.39
193232,402.66
Paraguay192215,370.80
192717,593.24
192921,203.37
193027,553.28
193130,641.60
193232,941.19
Persia193280,516.20
Peru192026,952.72
1921187,499.70
1922182,040.30
1923244,768.61
1924208,568.02
1925218,099.73
1926198,226.39
1927195,615.73
1928
1929220,623.30
1930253,721.39
1931281,516.34
1932302,212.70
Poland1932456,123.15
Salvador19226,087.62
193017,826.07
Uruguay193078,924.02
1931213,776.12
1932229,873.29
Yugoslavia1932489,845.31