§ 13. Sir ARTHUR FELLasked the Secretary of State for War if all the British and Indian troops have now left Hodeida and every other part of the East Coast of the Red Sea.
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThere are no British troops now on the East Coast of the Red Sea. There is one battalion of Indian infantry at Hodeida.
§ Sir A. FELLMay I ask whether this unfortunate episode cannot be closed and our troops and the Indian troops withdrawn entirely, and whether it would not be possible to use the whole of the British armies and resources in Arabia without any permanent result?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI find it difficult to answer that question by a supplementary reply. Decisions as to where we are to have troops for military action do not rest with the War Office.
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREWhen is the British Government going to clear up the situation in Yemen by sending a mission to the Imam at Sannar, and arriving at a peace between him and Idrissi and those who are our friendly tribes?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe House would like to see these names in print.