§ 13. Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that in Table II of the Eighth Report from the Select Committee on Estimates, page 39, there is a reference to a consumer group described as "Wehrmacht"; that this group numbered 91,500 in May, 1947; that the calorie entitlement allotted to this group, namely, 2,698, is equal to that granted to heavy workers; and whether he will make a statement on the matter.
Mr. McNeilThe term "Wehrmacht" was wrongly used in referring to Dienstgruppen who, in May, 1947, were, in fact, surrendered enemy personnel, employed by the Forces of Occupation for essential heavy work for which British labour was not available.