Brussels, Apr. 20.
The British army is, still regard ed as a. source of reinforcement for Belgium in the event of Belgium being again invaded.
Count Charles "de Broqueville, the Minister for National Defence, told the Chamber of Representa ives this to-day when he sought
the "plan, "to remodel. Belgium's authorization for" expenditare "on nnllitary defences, "He frankly. expressed Belgium's lack of confidence treaties and pointed out that the forte built by. France "along the! aatert fronler rendered "attack lore impossible. Belgium, he said, could! not afford to build or to man auch a. chain, of forts, but he} advocated the creation of fortified reas under cover of which the Belgian army would be able to await the help of the British army. Through: Reuter,
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