§ 96. Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can say when men who have been over three years in Mesopotamia will be returning home; whether he is aware that some of these men have been applied for by the officials in the Devonport Dockyard; and can he do anything to hasten their demobilisation?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLSuch men as are eligible for demobilisation are being brought home as rapidly as the exigencies of the Service and transport facilities permit. Troops in Mesopotamia have equal chances of demobilisation with troops in other theatres subject to the limitations imposed by shipping. It is possible that some of these men have been applied for by the dockyard in question, and, if eligible, they will be demobilised in due course.