§ 6. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for War what steps are taken to ensure that Army officers know their duty in cases where offences against civil law are committed by military personnel.
§ Mr. StracheyOfficers are given instructions in military law and the Army Act, Section 41 of which deals with civil offences. There are full instructions on the subject mentioned in the Question, and as close a liaison as possible is maintained between the military and civil authorities, both between commanding officers and the civil police and between the military and civil police.