§ 3. Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for India why, considering that 1711 acting rank is given to officers of the Indian Army serving with Indian troops in Waziristan, it should be denied to officers serving with Indian troops in Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Turkey, and whether he will have this injustice remedied?
§ Mr. FISHERActing rank is granted only in areas in which active operations are in progress. The question of reintroducing it in Mesopotamia and in the Black Sea is under discussion with the War Office.
§ Colonel YATEWhy is Palestine taken out? Are there not continual Arab raids and other things?
§ Mr. FISHERI think Palestine is in a different position.