§ Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for War the number of non-European troops maintained in the armies of Great Britain, France, Italy and the United States?
§ Mr. SHAWAccording to the information at my disposal, the establishments of non-European troops in the standing armies of France, Italy and the United States of America are:
France 178,400 Italy 27,600 United States of America 11,200 The corresponding figure for Great Britain is 19,974, which includes 1,726 Colonial and Indian Corps borne on Army Estimates and 18,243 other Colonial Forces. The figure for the army of the United States of America is for "coloured" troops.