He showed how the fact that the number of British Army units to be stationed In India was predetermined had produced an element of rigidity the strategical distribution units at home and abroad, and also affected the organization of the rest fof the army and the terms of service and the amenities of the soldier, This led up to an announcement that the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was prepared to Init ate inter-departmental with a view to an objective re examination of the questions involved. which had already been the subject of discussion between India and the War once.
After q discussion of the role of the Army, firstly, in home defence which round defences against fir attack are now first in. priority and, secondly. in the discharge of overseas commitments for the defence of British territories and bases, the Minister came to its third role fae a strategic reserve and, under this head, its use in ce-operation in the defence of territories of allies.
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