§ 3. Major POLEasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is in a position to make any statement in regard to the proceedings of the conference at Delhi to consider proposals for the reform of prison administration and the classification and status of political prisoners in India; whether the opinion of non-official members of the Indian Legislative Assembly was sought by the conference: and whether it is the intention of the Government of India to confer with the non-official Indian leaders on this matter before any definite principles are laid down by the Central Government?
§ Mr. BENNI have as yet no official information of the proceedings of this conference: but the Government of India have made it quite clear that the answer to the last part of the question is in the affirmative.