§ 13. Colonel Gomme-Duncanasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he is now in a position to report on the negotiations regarding the future of the Gurkha Brigade and of recruitment and use of Gurkhas in the armed forces of the Crown.
§ Mr. A. HendersonDiscussions have been held in Delhi between representatives of His Majesty's Government and the Government of India. A visit to 9 Katmondu is now being paid in this connection by representatives of His Majesty's Government and the Government of India. I am not in a position to make any further statement at present.
§ Colonel Gomme-DuncanWill the right hon. and learned Gentleman particularly bear in mind that the Gurkha race owes its allegiance and friendship to the British Crown, and not to the Indian Government, and that the negotiations should, therefore, take place between those two authorities, and not the Indian Government?
§ Mr. HendersonI think it would be better to make no comment at the moment until we see the course of those discussions.