§ 31. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether about 120,000 Egyptian Fellaheen were enlisted during the War in the Egyptian Labour Corps, Camel Transport Corps, and Donkey Transport Corps; whether complaints were made that the medical service was inadequate; and if he will say how many died on service?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY Of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Cecil Harmsworth)These men were recruited on short term contracts, and the greatest number recorded as serving at any given period was 95,829. The medical arrangements were under the control of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and the two last parts of my hon. and gallant Friend's question should therefore be addressed to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War.