Oral Answers to Questions — British Army. – in the House of Commons at on 16 January 1940.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
asked the Secretary of State for War the extent to which friendly aliens have been permitted to serve in the British Army?
Hon. Oliver Stanley
, Westmorland
The number of aliens accepted for service in the army up to 6th January last is 905.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
Is it proposed to permit Czechs to enlist in the British Army, or will they be allowed only in the French Army?
Hon. Oliver Stanley
, Westmorland
There are a certain number of stateless aliens and also Germans who have been enlisted, but I will look into the question whether they include any original citizens of Czecho-Slovakia.
Colonel Josiah Wedgwood
, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Does the 900 include Czechs?
Hon. Oliver Stanley
, Westmorland
I have said I will look into the question whether they are included under "stateless" or "Germans."
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
