§ Mr. Austinasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many ex-Palestine police officers of the rank of inspector and above were, after having expressed the desire to continue in the Colonial Police service, subsequently called upon to retire after being told that there were no suitable posts elsewhere to which they could be appointed; and how many of these officers have been subsequently recalled from retirement to take up other Colonial police appointments and required to repay the compensatory benefits allotted to them for loss of office when the Palestine mandate ended.
Mr. Creech JonesEighteen officers of the substantive rank of inspector and above were informed that there were no suitable posts in the Colonial service to which they could be appointed and that they must therefore be called upon to retire. Of these none has been required to refund compensatory benefits paid to him. One officer was recalled from retirement to take up a pensionable appointment in the Colonial Police service, but his compensatory benefit had not been paid to him before his recall. One officer has been re-appointed on a temporary basis and in his case no question of a refund arose.