§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Under-Secretary of State to the Air Ministry if he will define the meaning of the words "attachment" and "transferred" in Clause 5 of the Order governing service in the Air Force; and will he say if transferred men are liable to service with the Air Force only for the duration of the War, while attached men are liable to service for the duration of the War or for four years,, whichever period is the longer?
§ Major BAIRDThe answer to the first part of the question is that transferment means, generally, that the officer or man transferred severs his connection with the force from which he comes, and attachment means that he maintains his connection with that force while serving in the Royal Air Force. The answer to the second part of the question is that a transferred officer or man takes over the liability as regards duration of service which he had in the force from which he was transferred. Arrangements are being made under which attached officers may revert to their former service at the end of the War, irrespective of whether they have completed four years service.