§ Mr. G. Straussasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the position of Czech refugees who are anxious to serve in the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps rather than in the Czech Army; and is he aware that some loyal Czech refugees in this country, who applied in March of this year, have been refused admission to the Corps?
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§ Mr. EdenCzech applicants who applied in March were accepted for the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps provided they were medically fit and approved from a security point of view. If the name of the applicant and the place where he applied can be furnished, I will inquire why he was not accepted. The present policy is not to accept Czech nationals for enlistment into the British Army but to direct them to the Czech Forces at present forming in the United Kingdom.