§ Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for India what steps are being taken to provide indulgence passages on transports for officers of the Indian Army who 1700W have been compulsorily detained in the East for many years, and who cannot afford to pay the high rates of passages now prevailing; and, if no berths are available on transports, whether free passages can be given on other vessels.
§ Mr. MONTAGUFew berths are, in present circumstances, available for indulgence passengers on transports from India to this country. I will, however, ask the Government of India to consider whether arrangements can be made for granting the officers in question passages at special rates.