§ 49. Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are proposed regarding the British Army of the Rhine offset costs subsequent to the devaluation of the £ sterling.
§ Mr. Boyden:Our present agreement with the Federal German Government, covering the financial year 1967–68, is expressed in terms of Deutschmarks and is therefore unaffected. We have already had informal preliminary talks with the Germans about arrangements for 1968–69 and subsequent years and negotiations will begin in good time in the new year.