7. Mr. CARADOC REESasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he can give an assurance that all Jews recruited for Jewish units will, as far as is reasonably possible, be utilised in the Palestine area?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI am pleased to be able to give this assurance. All recruits enlisted for Jewish battalions will be drafted to Jewish units in Palestine if medically fit. As long as the exigencies 784 of the Service permit, Jewish battalions are definitely intended for employment in Palestine.
§ Mr. PEMBERTON BILLINGCan the hon. Gentleman state whether the Government have any special reason why the Jewish battalion should not be subjected to the ordinary risks on the Western Front?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI think the risk in Palestine is very often as great as on the Western Front.