MEETING OF PREMIERS
DISCUSSION IN LONDON
COMMONS DEBATE FIRST.
SIR MAURICE HANKEY'S TOUR
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■ '■■ LONDON, February 26. . _ A special meeting of Cabinet decided, in view of. the visit of the Dominion Prime Ministers, to hold a general debate on Imperial defence in the House of Commons as the outcome of Sir Maurice Hankey's tour and in connection with the. Defence Estimates which are being issued next week.
In is recognised that the Nav)y Army, and Air Force Estimates will inevitably be substantially higher than last year. Cabinet is anxious that the House of Commons discus 9 the Estimates in their entirety besides the votes for the separate services.. The "Daily Herald" says that the Government and -the Imperial General Staff are preparing plans for reconditioning and strengthening all outlying naval and military bases following Sir Maurice Hankey's consultations with the ■ Dominions.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 49, 27 February 1935, Page 9
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