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Evening Star, Issue 17312, 27 March 1920, Page 3

An offer said to have been made some time ago by Mr Lloyd George concerning Marshal Foch has j-ust been made public for the first time. It is said that during one of M. Clemenceau's visits to London Mr Lloyd George told him that the British Government would like to express appreciation of the services of Marshal Foch by making him a gift equal to that voted to Lord Haig—£loo,ooo. This offer M. Clemenceau declined on the ground that it was not the custom in France to hone victorious generals in that way, but thanked the British Government for their intention. Mr Lloyd George did not of course, press the matter, but informed Marshal Foch of the proposal which had been made. The -latter replied that h*f was _ very touched at this expression of British feeling, that ho would not have* accepted the gift for hirnSett, but had it been for him to decide he .would have been glad to take advantage of Great Britain's generosity in order to distribute the money among French WB j: jelisf- OTganisatioj^