§ Mr. Rileyasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether permission has been given for volunteers to the Forces for overseas to form their own colonial units under the direction of their own officers; and whether any such units have already been formed in the West Indies?
§ Mr. SandysIn the case of Cyprus, St. Helena and the Seychelles, Colonial units with their own officers have been raised for service with the British Army. No such units have so far been raised in the West Indies.