§ Lieut.-Colonel Sharpasked the Secretary of State for War if he will reverse the decision of General Headquarters, Middle East Command, to deny the use of the Army letter service to British U.N.R.R.A. personnel, including many ex-Servicemen now serving in Greece, in view of the fact that letters by the civil post are taking up to three weeks to reach this country, as opposed to five days by the Army letter service.
§ Mr. LawsonNo, Sir. As my hon. and gallant Friend was informed in reply to a Question on 11th July, the transit times of the civil and Army letter posts ate similar in the case of Greece, namely, five days by air mail and three weeks by surface mail. In the circumstances I see no reason for making any exception in this case to the normal rules regarding U.N.R.R.A. personnel.