CHANNEL TUNNEL
ATTITUDE OF MR. RAMSAY ‘ ' r MACDONALD \ WHY PROJECT. NOT PUR- ' SUED IN .1924 i (United Service.) * London, February 12. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who was Prime Minister in 1924 . when the last effort was made to obtain Government sanction for the Channpl tunnel, revealed in an Interview with the “Daily Mail’s” political correspondent that it was not only military considerations which the Committee of Imperial De- . fence then took into account.. There Was also a carefully prepared economic memorandum, which influenced the committee’s decision as much ,as the opinions of. military representatives. Mr; MacDonald explained that before calling the'Defence Committee he asked the member's, of the Channel Tunnel ’Committee if they would continue.to press for the tunnel if. the military opposed if They, said no. Therefore the project was not pursued. It was absolutely untrue to say that he accepted military objections.' 'He personally 'always favoured., the tunnel, and was /surprised to find the opposition so strong. He was prepared to. participate in any reconsideration of the subject/. / .
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 120, 14 February 1929, Page 11
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