HC Deb 07 August 1947 vol 441 c191W
Mr. Vane

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on what basis it is intended that compensation should be paid to farmers in the British zone of Germany dispossessed of part of their holdings under the expropriation proposals.

Mr. Mayhew

Under the new Draft Ordinance on Land Reform, which is now being prepared, the question of compensation will be left in the hands of theLand Governments with certain safeguards for foreign owners.

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