HC Deb 09 March 1994 vol 239 c243W
Mr. David Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the strength of the Russian Army in Kaliningrad; what assessment he has made as to whether it conforms to the CFE treaty and other commitments; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Russian ground forces in the Kaliningrad oblast number about 41,500 of which some 38,000 are Russian army personnel. The equipment and manpower ceilings imposed respectively by the conventional armed forces in Europe treaty and the concluding act of the negotiation on personnel strength of conventional armed forces in Europe do not come into effect until November 1995.

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