HC Deb 17 March 1913 vol 50 cc704-5
71. Sir J. D. REES

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the substance of the Report of Field-Marshal Lord Nicholson will be communicated to the House; and whether it contains any recommendations to the effect that the British garrison in India should be reduced?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Harold Baker)

So far as is known, Lord Nicholson's Committee has not yet presented its Report to the Government of India, and the Secretary of State is, therefore, not in a position to make any statement on the subject.

Sir J. D. REES

Is the hon. Gentleman in a position to allay anxiety by saying that no reduction at all of the European troops in India is under consideration at the present time?