§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the military commitments of the Brussels Treaty with regard to the numbers of British troops to be stationed in Germany.
§ Mr. GoodhartBy the terms of article VI of protocol No. II to the Modified Brussels Treaty of 1954, Her Majesty's Government undertook to maintain on the mainland of Europe four divisions and the Second Tactical Air Force or such other forces as SACEUR regards as having equivalent fighting capacity. In 1958, with the agreement of the Council of Western European Union, the United Kingdom undertook to keep the strength of BAOR at the reduced level of 55,000.