NEW MINISTRY IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21733, 16 March 1936, Page 11

NEW MINISTRY IN BRITAIN

CO-ORDINATING DEFENCE SIR THOMAS INSKIP APPOINTED (CTRTKD PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Received March 16, 5.5 p.mA i> LONDON, March 13. Sir Thomas Inskip has been apv pointed Minister for Defence. He las previously held the posts of Solicitor-General and Attorney-Gen- * Sir Thomas Inskip’s appointment :ame as a complete surprise. He will take up his duties immediately ind have a seat in the Cabinet with the title of Minister for the Coordination of Defence. He wdl exerzise daily control of a committee Imperial defence, 1 and will be: responsible for speeding up plans by consultations with the chiefs of staff. DISSATISFACTION • WITH APPOINTMENT PURPOSE OP CHANGE (Received March 16, 12.30 ajn.) LONDON, March 15. Sir Austen Chamberlain and Mr Winston Churchill both spoke at Birmingham, Sir Austen ChamberLain expressing the .regret of a great nany people—that Mr Churchill had iot been made Minister fot Defence. yr r Churchill sat expressionless, and >ater declined to make any comment. Sir Thomas Inskip, speaking at , Southampton, said that he was aware that his appointment had caused surprise. > He declared that was not Minister for Defence, his jijjy being to co-ordinate defence measures. , . ■ * Lord Strabolgi, in an interview,, ieclared that the appointment was Grotesque, and said that a lawyer was not the man for the job. The Solicitor-General, Sir Donald Somervell, succeeds Sir Thomas Inskip as Attorney-General. Mr T. J. D’Connor succeeds Sir Donald Somervell.* . . _ .