Oral Answers to Questions — India. – in the House of Commons at on 6 February 1929.
Sir Percy Harris
, Bethnal Green South West
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the number of British troops now retained in the German occupied territory; and where they are located?
Mr Worthington Evans
, Colchester
The strength of the British Army of the Rhine, excluding the small detachment about 100 strong in the Saar district, was approximately 6,000 on the 1st January last. These troops are stationed in the vicinity of Wiesbaden.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
