HC Deb 17 April 1946 vol 421 cc448-9W
44. Mr. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the members of the Malayan Administrative Service who were being required to return to Malaya within a short time of release from internment will be required to remain in the tropics for a full term of duty.

Mr. George Hall

No, Sir. Officers who were passed as fit to return to Malaya within a short time of their release from internment were asked to undertake as short a tour of duty as may be found practicable. That, as they have been informed, will be from 12 to 18 months only. This is substantially shorter than the minimum tour under normal conditions