HC Deb 27 April 1931 vol 251 c1351
7. Major POLE

asked the Secretary of State for India the present position in regard to the proposed addition of an air arm to the Indian Army?

Mr. BENN

I am now working out the details of the scheme in consultation with my Noble Friend the Secretary of State for Air and the Government of India, and I hope it will not be long before the new Indian Air Force is definitely instituted. I should mention that it will be distinct from the Indian Army.