INDIAN ARMY
CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION DECIDED ON
GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS TO MEET HEAVY DEFICIT By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. Delhi, January Iff. There is a feeling of uneasiness in the Indian Army over the decision of the Government to demobilise about twelve cavalry and over thirty pf the Indian infantry regiments. This means that about 30,000 men and 2400 British officers will be discharged from service at the end of March. It is also believed to be' probable that the British force . in India will be reduced by sending home a British cavalry battalion and four British infantry battalions. These measures are being adopted partly owing to the withdrawal of the troops from Mesopotamia and partly as the result of the bad financial outlook and the consequent growing Indian outcry against heavy expenditure on the army. The Government is considering ways and means for meeting the heavy Budget de- ■ licit, which is inevitable owing to the fall in the exchange and the severe slump in trade. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 7
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165INDIAN ARMY Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 7
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