§ 8. Mr. Skeffington-Lodgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why meals of an unnecessarily pretentious character served on the restaurant cars of trains in Germany carrying civilian relatives and friends of the personnel of Military Government are supplied free to those requiring them.
Mr. McNeilMeals served in restaurant cars of British official trains in Germany consist solely of basic Army transit rations which are not pretentious. As these trains are run primarily for personnel entitled to free rations as part of their salary or of some overall payment covering food during the time of the journey, no separate charge has hitherto been made for meals taken by any passengers. A system of meal tickets, however, will shortly be introduced, for which a charge will be made to those not so entitled.