MOBILISATION OF INDUSTRY

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22570, 28 November 1938, Page 9

MOBILISATION OF INDUSTRY

PROGRESS IN BRITAIN

BUSINESS ADVISERS TO

GOVERNMENT

(British . official wtrelkss.)

RUGBY, November 25

The names of a panel of businessmen to act as advisers to the Government in its rearmament programme will be made public within two or three days, according to an announcement made at Manchester by the Minister for the Co-ordina-tion of Defence (Sir Thomas Inskip). After expressing satisfaction with the progress of industrial mobilisation. Sir Thomas said that Britain was’ strong, and must be strong. Britain desired no man’s territory, and if its people stood together m the confidence which the strength of the -British defences justified, they would find a happier morning breaking upon them. , , , The Minister insisted that there had already been well-directed planning in the whole field ox industry, and he believed that there was no article which was likely to be required in time of war for which provision had not been made during He announced that a statement would •be made in the House of Commons on Friday by Sir John Anderson on some matters which affected local authorities regarding air raid precautions, and also on the question of the proper organisation of fhe available man power. He thought that people would be agreeably surprised, when the announcement was made, by the fact that more preparations and consultations had taken place than had been supposed. He hoped that the Government defence programme would be completed as originally planned before the expected date.