Germany Disappointed THAT OCCUPATION ARMY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 135, 29 August 1927, Page 9

Germany Disappointed

THAT OCCUPATION ARMY

Reduced By Only Ten Thousand

By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. Received 12.18 p.m. BERLIN, Sunday. PRESS and official circles are disappointed that the reduction in the Army of Occupation should be only 10,000, which is not reg-arded as a fulfilment of the promises made in November, 1925.

The “Allgemeine Zeitung” says that Sir Austeu Chamberlain again bowed to the orders of Foch. Viscount Cecil’s protest -would disappear into the French General Staff’s archives. Friends of the League of Nations E.nd of the Locai-no policy, proved weak, and Foch was triumiihaut. It wo aid have to be decided whether Locarno should live or die. The Democratic papers are especially hitter. “Germania” asserts that the world has lost its sense of humour, since it was still talking of Germany threatening the security of France.”—A. and N.Z.

of occupation by more than 5,000. This would have entailed a much larger reduction proportionately in the small British and Belgian forces. By the British proposal, which is now accepts, the French Government agrees to a proportionate reduction. This will mean a reduction of 8,050 in the French force, 900 in the Belgian and 1,050 in the British. The French Government, however, reserves the right, in the event of Great Britain or Belgium deciding later to withdraw any more of their troops, to replace them by French troops.—A. and N.Z.