HC Deb 14 March 1946 vol 420 cc259-60W
105. Mr. Driberg

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will now make a statement on the release from the Forces of U.S. and other Alien Servicemen who desire to return at once to their own countries.

Mr. Bellenger

Men and women who do not possess British nationality and who desire to be repatriated to their own countries may now apply for repatriation irrespective of their age and service groups. They will be released on disembarkation in their respective countries abroad. The necessary instructions have already been issued and individuals affected should apply to their commanding officers

Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Minister of Labour whether non-British members of His Majesty's Forces' who were enlisted in North Africa after liberation from Vichy concentration camps, will be demobilised in British territory if they so desire.

Mr. Lawson

I have been asked to reply. As I stated in reply to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Winchester (Mr. G. Jeger) on 5th March aliens who enlisted outside the United Kingdom will not be eligible for release in the United Kingdom; nor will they be eligible for release in other British territories.

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