HC Deb 06 July 1931 vol 254 c1701
3. Brigadier-General BROWN

asked the Secretary of State for India whether, in. view of the fact that munitions of war have recently been and still are being imported through India to Afghanistan, including guns and machine-guns, he will state by whom these munitions are imported; and what steps the Government of India are taking to ensure that they are not passed on to frontier tribes or to parties disaffected with British rule?

Mr. BENN

The munitions are imported by the Afghan Govornment. His Majesty's Government are satisfied that there is no danger of the kind suggested in the last part of the question.

Brigadier-General BROWN

Can the Secretary of State for India say where these munitions come from?

Mr. BENN

That is no concern of mine. I am speaking only for the India Office, and any question concerning Afghanistan should be addressed to the Foreign Secretary.

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