HC Deb 19 May 1947 vol 437 cc197-8W
11. Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of irritation caused in Belgium by the fact that their troops going on leave from the British zone in Germany are searched by German police; and what steps he is taking to put a stop to this practice.

Mr. Mayhew

There has been no question of bodily search of Belgian troops by Germans, but it has now been decided to accede to a Belgian request that searches of the baggage of Belgian troops should be carried out by Belgian personnel working under the direct command of British frontier control officers.