§ 116. Mr. Blackburnasked the Secretary of State for War whether, pending a final announcement of Government policy 181W on marriages of British troops with German girls, he will give commanding officers a discretion to approve such marriages where desired for the purpose of ensuring that a child is born in wedlock.
§ Mr. LawsonNo, Sir. I regret that I cannot authorise exceptions to the existing rules until the general policy is settled.