§ Colonel Wedgwoodasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will inquire as to the number of occasions on which Arab police have surrendered or failed to fight when attacked; whether changes in recruitment are being considered; and what disciplinary action has been taken against these men who have surrendered or whether they have been kept in the force and provided with new rifles?
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§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreNo, Sir. I see no reason to make such an inquiry. I am confident that, if any cases have occurred in which any section of the police has failed in the discharge of its duty, the appropriate disciplinary action will have been taken. I am not aware that any modification of the existing system of recruitment is contemplated. I may add that the Acting High Commissioner recently paid tribute to the manner in which the Arab police are working under conditions of great difficulty and danger.