§ Mr. GILBERTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether it is proposed to transfer a number of subaltern officers now serving on the Western front in the mechanical transport branch of the Army Service Corps to Infantry regiments, and on what principle these officers will be selected and, approximately, how many it is proposed to transfer?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. It is not proposed to transfer officers who possess high technical qualifications, but the selection is, within certain limits, left to the discretion of the Commander-in-chief. The transfers are not confined to officers serving in France.