Armed Forces, Germany (Support Costs)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 6 May 1965.

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Photo of Mr Christopher Soames Mr Christopher Soames , Bedford 12:00, 6 May 1965

Is the right hon. Gentleman satisfied with the rapid progress to which he referred on 11th March, which he expected in those few weeks? When he was in Bonn, is he aware that the Germans were at that moment in the course of discussions with the French, leading to agreement for the supply of £136 million worth of arms from France? Would he expect to get an order of anything like that character? Is this his idea of knocking hell out of them—or have the Germans told him to go to blazes?