§ 72. Mr. Sorensenasked the Under-secretary of State for India what are the categories of persons other than military personnel for whom aircraft facilities are granted between Britain and India; and approximately how many civilians have arrived from, and departed to, India by aircraft and by other means respectively.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI am asking the Government of India to let me have particulars of the numbers of civilians who have left India for the United Kingdom by air and sea respectively during the last 12 months, and on receipt of their reply I will communicate with my hon. Friend. The other points raised in the Question come within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of War Transport.
§ Mr. SorensenCan we take it, mean-while, that there are facilities for persons to travel from India to this country and vice versa?
§ Mr. HendersonYes, Sir.
§ Mr. DribergBefore large numbers of civilians are brought back from India by air, will my hon. and learned Friend consider sending a few aircraft to Rangoon to bring back some of the troops now overdue for Python repatriation?
§ Mr. HendersonThat is another question.