§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for India how many officers from India, British and Indian, are engaged in carrying on administration in Mesopotamia; and how many of the Indian officers are Muslims and how many non-Muslims?
§ Mr. FISHERReturns of gazetted officers only are available. According to these the number of British officers drawn from the various Indian services (including the Indian Army and the Indian Army Reserve of Officers), who are at present engaged in carrying on the civil administration of Mesopotamia, is about 130. The number of Indian officers similarly employed is about 35. The official returns do not state the religions of these officers.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for India the number of Indians who have emigrated to Mesopotamia since the outbreak of hostilities and since the signing of the Armistice: what proportion of the Indian settlers in Mesopotamia are Muslims; and what occupations they ate engaged in in Mesopotamia?
§ Mr. FISHERI regret that I am not in a position to furnish the particulars asked for, but I will ask the Civil Commissioner if they can be supplied.