§ 5. Mr. T. Smith(for Mr. T. Williams) asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether His Majesty's Government will give consideration at the earliest opportunity to the question of taking over the cost of the maintenance of British troops in India?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadThe cost of British troops in India is only one item of Indian Defence expenditure and that problem as a whole is constantly engaging my Noble Friend's attention.