§ 36. Mr. Platts-Millsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that on 15th May, 1948, Brigadier J. B. Glubb, an officer of the Colonial Administrative Service seconded to Transjordan from the Palestine Administration, opted to sever his connection with the Colonial Service; that thereafter this officer has been employed as Chief-of-Staff of the Transjordan Army; that the Kingdom of Transjordan was at war with Israel on the date that Brigadier Glubb entered into his fresh engagement; and whether he will therefore institute proceedings against this officer in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act, 1870.
§ Mr. BevinI am advised that Brigadier Glubb is not liable to prosecution under this Act since he was already in the service of King Abdullah as a commissioned officer for many years before the present conflict started.