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Military Bands (Commandant's Newspaper Article)

Volume 154: debated on Monday 22 May 1922

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asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to a series of articles on military bands in the daily Press written by the Commandant, Royal Military School of Music; and whether that officer has received any authority to so contravene paragraphs 453 and 454 of the King's Regulations?

My hon. and gallant Friend has been good enough to send me a copy of an article published on the 8th April last. The Commandant submitted this article to the War Office before publication, and sanction to publish it was granted in accordance with paragraph 453 of the King's Regulations.