§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of Slate for War the total cost to date of the British troops in Upper Silesia; who is paying this cost; and whether any moneys towards this cost has been received from the German or Polish Governments?
§ Sir R. SANDERSThe approximate cost of the British Upper Silesian force 993W to 31st March last is£920,000, excluding accommodation and miscellaneous services, which are provided free. This expenditure, which is recoverable from Germany and Poland under the Treaty of Versailles, has been mot in the first instance from the British Army Funds, with the exception that 51 million marks have been supplied by the Inter-Allied High Commission to meet local expenses of the force. The question of repayment of the balance by Germany and Poland is at present under consideration by the Conference of Ambassadors.