HC Deb 17 July 1939 vol 350 c12
18. Mr. A Henderson

asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information as to the number of German military effectives in Italy and Libya, respectively, and as to the establishment of an Italian naval base in the Dodecanese Islands?

Mr. Butler

My Noble Friend's reports do not indicate that there are any German military units in Italy or Libya. There has been an Italian naval base in the Dodecanese for many years past.