§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELLasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether the British officers now being sent out to the Egyptian Army are to form new regiments, or to add to the number with those already formed; and, whether, contrary to the Indian practice, a large number of British non-commissioned officers are attached to Egyptian regiments, and more are being sent out?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONThe British officers now being sent out were asked for by Sir Evelyn Wood for the new Brigade which he is forming, and I presume, therefore, that they will be attached to it. British non-commissioned officers are attached temporarily to Egyptian regiments, and more are being sent on Sir Evelyn Wood's requisition. It is obvious that an entirely new force cannot at once produce its own non-commissioned officers, and must for a time depend on some external source of supply. The engagements made with these non-commissioned officers are purely temporary.