§ Sir J. JARDINEasked what will be the relation of the officers sent out by the War Office to deal with matters of supply and transport in India to the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army as such or as a member of the Government of India and to the Governor-General of India in Council under the Act of Parliament giving him the supreme control of the Army in India?
§ Mr. FORSTEROfficers sent to Mesopotamia will be serving in administrative services and departments under the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Force D., and will therefore have no relations with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India, except through the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Force D. Officers sent to India will have the same (relations to the Commander-in-Chief in India as any other officers have who are serving at the Headquarters of the Army in India. As has been explained before, the Commander-in-Chief in India will, so far as the forces in Mesopotamia2108W are concerned, act under instructions of the Army Council. The position and duties of the Commander-in-Chief, India, and of the Governor-General in Council in relation to the control of the Army in India are untouched by the arrangements made.