§ Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the cut made in the personnel of the U.S.A. Military Government in Germany; what is the number of persons employed by the British Military Government there at the present time; and what reduction is contemplated during 1949.
§ Mr. MayhewThe United States Element of the Control Commission for Germany is being reduced in size as is the British Element, but I have no information about any specific cut. On 1st January, 1949, the British Element employed 12,226 British staff in the control of Germany and a further 1,728 on other functions such as dealing with Displaced Persons and disposing of British stores. This total of 13,954 compares with 18,593 a year previously and further reductions on the same scale are planned to take place during 1949. These should diminish the present figure by about a quarter by the end of the year.