HC Deb 08 February 1932 vol 261 c471
50. Brigadier-General BROWN

asked the Secretary of State for India whether any British or Indian troops have been transferred from India to reinforce garrisons in China; and whether, in view of the contingencies that may arise in India, the British forces in India are being maintained at their present strength?

Sir S. HOARE

No troops have been sent from India to China. A minor alteration in the normal relief programme may be made by which a British battalion will move from India to China a few weeks earlier than it would have sailed from India in the ordinary course.