§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Prime Minister why her office stated on 11 December that the report of arrangements to allow the transfer of the United States European command from Stuttgart to the United Kingdom in time of war was fundamentally incorrect.
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§ The Prime MinisterGovernment spokesmen were referring to the central theme of the report as set out in its first sentence which stated "The Reagan Administration, apparently convinced that NATO forces will not be able to hold West Germany in a European war, has ordered the Pentagon to move its European command headquarters from Stuttgart to Britain for four years". This is fundamentally incorrect, for the reasons set out in the answer I gave to the hon. Member yesterday.—[Vol. 34, c.151–52.]
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Prime Minister whether she discussed with President Reagan or the United States Secretary of Defence the construction in the United Kingdom of an alternative headquarters for the United States European command in the event of a move from Stuttgart.
§ The Prime MinisterNo, but this matter was discussed at ministerial level with the United States Government.