CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 156

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qou kden, and given the sumilative total of these an 1 Cavalry

Regiment, 4 Pack Batteries, 7 Engineer Companies and 20

Infantry Battalions.

We also invite your attalion to telegram

#8971 of same date from far vɗfies to Commander-in-Chief,

It is apparent from these and similar telograms that

the dar uffice is counting sa India suntinuing to find these overeen garrison (Ta omitted), and it is all the more necessary

therefore, that we should reseive early and definite orders as

to extent we shall be asked to provide such garrisons LÀ 2

quasi-persaanent arrangement, Publie opinion in India will

not tolerate any longer a system under which our troans are

retained or sent back to suit the fluctuating requirements of

His Majesty's Governmdust.

14. Je rely upon you to give us very early intimation

if our offer to find troops for garrison duties in the Handated

territories, subject to the sonditions stated, is not accepted by His Majesty's Goverment. In that ease, we must continue

the disbandment and demobilisation of treure wh are sur Jus

then such disbandasent mud to our post-war establishment.

danəkilization have been completed, the difficulties of

raising the troups, should they hereafter be required, have

already been somminisated in paragraoh % of our telegram dated

6th May.

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Xf His Majesty's Government de not accent sur presen k offer, we desire to make it clear that the other alternative mentioned in paracranh 3 of our telegram dated 6th MAY, still open though this arrangment would cause far MOTÉ

administrative inconvenience ties the alternative mV CAT

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