30. Colonel NEWMANasked the Secretary of State for War and Air, whether German telephone operators are employed at British headquarters in Cologne; whether recently a general routine order was issued warning officers that their 1873 conversations could be overheard by German operators and that therefore care had to be exercised; and, if so, what steps does he propose to take to replace these Germans at British headquarters?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am not aware of the exact duties upon which the Germans employed with the British Army are engaged, nor have I any knowledge of a General Routine Order on the subject, Further enquiries are, however, being made and I will communicate with the hon. and gallant Member as soon as possible.