§ 85. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now announce that all restrictions on the rights of British soldiers to marry any women of their choice, irrespective of nationality, have been removed.
§ Mr. LawsonNot yet, Sir.
§ 106. Captain Chetwyndasked the Secretary of State for War how many soldiers in Germany and Austria have married German and Austrian women in spite of the marriage ban; and what action has been taken by the military authorities.
§ Mr. LawsonOne British soldier has married a German woman contrary to the ban. Disciplinary action is being taken. Eighteen British soldiers married Austrian women, but these were all ex-prisoners of war who had promised marriage before March, 1945, and the marriages were not contrary to the regulations.