Berlin, Mar. 8.
House of Commons, announced that the field force of the Territorial The greatest interest is shown here n the statement of Mr. Leslie Hore-
Army, in accordance with a rec Government decision, was being p ed, trained and equipped to meet any eventual conflict on the Fi theatre-of-war.
He stated that the Army's fotui feld forces amounted to more than nineteen divisions, whereas "Lord Haladane had projected a field force of only six regular divisions and one cavalry division. Lord Haldane had not a territorial force equipped for a European war but our territorial force will be so equipped."
Mr. Here-Belisha revealed that in the past twelve months, Britain's military effectives had been increased 83000 men.
The Army's nineteen divisions were divided into the Regulars and Territorials. The Regulars included four infantry and two armoured c divisions, while the Territorials included nine infantry, three motorized and one armoured car divisions.
He stated that, in addition, there were two Territorial cavalry brigade: and a number of unattached Regular and Territorial units.
"Exclusive of British troops in India and Burma, we have 531,353 effectives of all ranks. The corres: ponding figure last year was 448,625," the War Secretary disclosed. "There thus been an increase of some 000 men in our effectives during the past twelve months. We shall have taken 40,0 recruits into the Regular Army during the current financial year."
Belisha, the British Secretary of State for War, on the question of possible British armed intervention om the continent of Europe.
"It is not so much the figures which interest Germany," a political spokesman told Reuter, "as the question of when, where and in what circumstances Britain's forces would be set in motion,"
The number of divisions in the British Army are described here as quite a formidable Army, which has an advantage in that many of its units have had military experience in the Colonies."
Political quarters here tend to place Mr. Here-Belisha in what is termed the "Roosevelt Camp."—Reuter,
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