§ MR. REESTo ask the Secretary of State for India whether the opinions of Lord Cromer, Lord Elgin, Sir David Barbour, and Sir Henry Brackenbury were laid before the Committee on Indian Army Organisation appointed by his predecessor in office.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Morley.): No record was kept of the proceedings of the Committee to which this Question refers; but I understand that Sir David Barbour attended one of its meetings, and that other gentlemen, including Lord Cromer, Lord Elgin, and Sir Henry Brackenbury wrote letters or sent memoranda to the Secretary of State, which, with the exception of one or two which arrived too late, were communicated by him to the members of the Committee.