§ 25. Colonel GRETTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any arrangements have been male for the payment by the German Government of contributions to the cost of the Armies of the Allies and the United States of America now in occupation of German territory, or any part of the Armies; and, if so, whether any payments have been made?
Captain GUEST (Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury)I have been asked to answer this question. The cost of maintenance of the Armies of the Allies.
539 occupying the Rhineland is recoverable from the German Government under Clause 9 of the Armistice terms. The basis of charge is under consideration by the Allied Governments acting in concert. Cash is being supplied by the German Government for the current needs of the occupying troops.