§ 139. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Secretary of State for War how long the Polish Resettlement Corps is to be administered by his Department; and whether he is satisfied with the present arrangement, in view of the assurances by His Majesty's Government that this Corps had been set up for purely civilian purposes.
§ Mr. BellengerI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the hon. and gallant Member for South Paddington (Vice-Admiral Taylor) on 16th October, of which I am sending him a copy. As then stated, men enlist in the Corps for two years but it is hoped that they will pass out as quickly as possible. Administration by a Service Department is the most satisfactory method of dealing with such a large number of foreign troops in this country," since the problem before us is basically one of demobilisation. In order to look after them until adequate arrangements can be made for their future it was decided to place them under the care and control of a Service Department.