HC Deb 24 March 1936 vol 310 c1073W
Mr. ASTOR

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information he has available regarding the number and character of the German forces in the Rhineland?

Viscount CRANBORNE

The latest statement on this subject, issued by the German Embassy in London, is to the effect that the total strength of the German forces at present in the Rhineland, including the organised police forces, is 36,500. These forces, it was stated, contained no armoured fighting units and no bombing aeroplanes.