§ 55. Mr. SAKLATVALAasked the Under-Secretary of State for India how long and in what capacity did Amir Habibulla, one of the claimants to the 1745 Afghan throne, serve in the British-Indian Army; and how long was he resident in Peshawar within the British frontier?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Godfrey Locker-Lampson)I have been asked to reply. So far as I am aware the Amir Habibulla has never served in any capacity in the Indian Army. He is reported to have lived at Peshawar for some three years.
§ Mr. SAKLATVALAMay I take it that the report which has been published here quite widely that he was a havildar in one of the British Indian regiments is entirely groundless?
§ Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONYes, Sir.