61. Mr. Vyvyan Adamsasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that there are, approximately, 6,000 Czechs in England eager to fight the common enemy; that many of these are experienced in military matters; that available Poles without superior qualifications or stronger justification are immediately absorbed into our forces; and whether he will either allow the formation of a Czechoslovak legion or permit the enlistment of these men into the British forces?
§ Mr. StanleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the answers given to the hon. Member for Bradford, Central (Mr. Leach) on 23rd January, and to the right hon. and gallant Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Colonel Wedgwood) on 574 12th December last. There is no differentiation between Czechs and Poles in this matter.
§ Mr. StanleyYes, Sir.