§ 67. Mr. TREVELYANasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, now that the British Army of Occupation on the Rhine has been transferred to the extent of 8,000 troops to part of the area hitherto occupied by France, there has yet been any corresponding reduction in the French army of occupation?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINBefore the evacuation of the Cologne zone, on 1st October, the figures were as follow:
On 1st February, that is immediately after the evacuation of that zone, the figures—which should for the moment be regarded as approximate only—were as follow:
British 9,000 French 73,100 Belgian 17,100
British 7,800 French 59,000 Belgian 7,500