MINISTER OF DEFENCE
SIR THOMAS INSKIP APPOINTED. A SEAT IN THE CABINET. (United Press Association —Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.0 a.m.) LONDON, March 13. Sir Thomas Inskip (Solicitor-General) has been appointed Minister of Defence. The appointment came as a complete surprise. ,Sir Thomas will take up his duties immediately. He will have a. seat in the Cabinet, with the title of Minister for Co-ordination of Defence. He will exercise daily control of the Committee of Imperial Defence and he responsible for speeding up the plans for consultations by the chiefs of staff.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 130, 14 March 1936, Page 5
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