§ 2. Earl Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for War what is the strength of the Nigerian Regiment and the East African Regiment, respectively; and whether these two regiments form part of a divisional or other composite force.
§ Mr. ShinwellAs regards the second regiment mentioned, the noble Lord is presumably thinking of the King's African Rifles. It is not the practice to disclose the strength or composition of particular units or formations.
§ Earl WintertonIs it not possible, without doing anything to disaccord with security, to give some indication of the size of the very important forces in Africa, in view of the fact that it was always done before the war, and even up to 1939?
§ Mr. ShinwellI should not think so at present.