HC Deb 24 March 1947 vol 435 cc156-7W
122. Mr. Usborne

asked the Minister of Defence whether he is aware that the Indian Army Order No. 12 of 1947 prevents the entry of Indians to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; that these terms also apply to the enlistment in the officer ranks of the R.A.F., and why this is so.

Mr. Alexander

The Order in question does not alter the long-standing regulations regarding the nationality and descent of applicants for regular commissions in the British Army. Indians who intend taking commissions in the Indian Army attend their own military academy. Indians can enter the R.A.F. college at Cranwell without any restriction on grounds of descent if they are eligible in all other respects.