53. Mr. Vaneasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the total officer establishment of the British element of the Control Commission, Germany; what is the present officer strength; and whether he is satisfied that the revised conditions of service are attracting the most suitably qualified officers.
§ Mr. J. HyndThe establishment for officer grades (Service and civilian) is under review but is not likely to exceed 960 8,000. The present officer strength is 6,456 of whom 2,327 are civilians and 4,129 officers of the Armed Forces. With the revised conditions of Service, no difficulty is expected in obtaining suitably qualified recruits for the general run of posts.