§ 3. Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any detailed information in connection with the 3,000,000,000-franc contract made by France with the German Government?
§ Mr. EdenIf my hon. Friend will give me particulars of the contract to which he refers, I shall be glad to have inquiries made.
§ Mr. ThorneI am very much afraid that I have not got the paper cuttings, and, therefore. I do not think I shall be able to supply the information.
§ 4. Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information about the reduction made by the German Government in the cost of the military occupation of France?
§ Mr. EdenIt was officially announced at Vichy that a reduction of 25 per cent. was contemplated and that negotiations were continuing. The result of these negotiations has not yet been divulged.
§ Mr. ThorneHas a similar reduction been made in any other country where military occupation has taken place?
§ Mr. EdenNo, Sir, the other countries are all maintaining their engagements to us and maintaining their resistance to Germany. This is a bargain between Vichy and Germany.
§ Mr. ManderWhat is the return for the bargain? Is it Syria, or the whole of the French Fleet?