HC Deb 25 January 1968 vol 757 cc176-7W
Mr. James Davidson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will consult the Governments of Australia and Nepal with a view to the former taking over responsibility for the Gurkha battalions from the British Army for peace-keeping duties East of Suez.

Mr. William Rodgers

I have no reason to believe that the Government of either Nepal or Australia is interested in such an arrangement.

The Australian Minister for Defence said in the Australian House of Representatives on 20th September, 1967, "The Australian Government is not considering any proposal to recruit Gurkhas into the Australian Army."