HC Deb 22 August 1945 vol 413 c593
11. Commander Marsden

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the French Government will recoup British subjects for personal property held by them in France which was stolen during the German occupation by Germans or by anyone else.

Mr. Bevin

I am afraid that I can at present say no more than that this matter is receiving the closest attention of His Majesty's Government and that His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris is discussing it with the French authorities.

Commander Marsden

If the French can afford to pay American soldiers £4 5s. per head while they are in France, is not that a good reason why we should press for some advance at least to be made against British claims for property stolen?