§ 95. Major Wyattasked the Secretary of State for War why a court of inquiry is being held on the behaviour of 263 men of the 13th Parachute Battalion stationed in Malaya; and how many of these men have been under close arrest or confined to their camp since 14th May.
§ 109. Mr. Awberyasked the Secretory of State for War if he will cause an inquiry to be made into the circumstances which led to 265 men of A Company, 13th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, being placed under close arrest and now awaiting court martial in Malaya; if he will hold up the court martial until after the inquiry; and if he is in a position to make a statement on the conditions of the camp where these men are and the allegations made, a copy of which has already been sent to him.
§ Mr. LawsonTwo courts of inquiry have been held, one to determine the 329W cause of the mutiny and the identify of those taking part, and the other to investigate the circumstances leading up to it. These were considered to be necessary preliminaries to the court martial proceedings which are now being taken, 265 men believed to have been concerned in the mutiny have been kept in close arrest since 14th May. I am not in a position to make a statement until the proceedings are complete.