Army put curbs on non-white recruits
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The army secretly maintained a policy of "quota restrictions" on non-white recruits for almost two decades, according to official files made public today.続きを読む
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The papers, unveiled as the new Freedom of Information Act took effect, reveal that Army medical officers were told to make a note of recruits with "asiatic or negroid features", a policy which could be extended to someone of Mediterranean appearance or even a "swarthy Frenchman".
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It appears the data was used to limit the number of ethnic minority troops. The system was regarded as so sensitive that not even ministers were told of its existence.