§ Mr. MAXTONasked the Secretary of State for India whether there is now a British garrison in Kashmir; if so, what is its strength; and whether the frontier guards are British, Gurkha, Kashmiri, or British-Indian?
§ Sir S. HOAREThere are no Regular troops, British or Indian, in Kashmir. The armer forces consist of the Kashmir State Troops and the Gilgit Scouts. The latter is a civil armed force recruited locally and officered by two officers of the Indian Army under the control of the Government of India.