96. Lieut.-Colonel C. LOWTHERasked the Prime Minister what precautions have been taken by the Supreme Council or the Allied Governments to prevent the secret building of submarines in Germany; and whether his attention has been called to the report circulated in the French Press that over 200 submarines are in process of construction in different parts of Germany?
§ THE PRIME MINISTERUnder the terms of the Armistice there have been frequent inspections by Sub-Commissions of the Allied Naval Armistice Commission of German ports; and such inspections have revealed no indications of any such action. Certain other steps have also been taken; and it is not considered that there are any grounds whatever for the suggestion that submarines are being constructed in Germany, either secretly or otherwise.