STRONG AGAIN

Evening Star, Issue 23125, 26 November 1938, Page 15

STRONG AGAIN

BRITAIN'S DEFENCE PREPARATIONS WELL-DIRECTED PLANNING BEARING FRUIT (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, November 25. (Received November 26, at noon.) The names of the paijel of business men 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 Sir Thomas Inskip. After expressing satisfactio/i with the progress of industrial mobilisation, Sir Thomas Inskip said Britain was strong and must be strong. They desired no man’s territory, and if they stood together in the confidence which the strength of the British defences justified they would find a happier morning breaking upon them. Sir Thomas Inskip insisted that there had already been well-directed planning in the whole field of industry, and he believed there was no article likely to be required in time of war for which provision had not been made during peace. 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 available man power. He thought they would be agreeably surprised when the announcement was made by the fact that more preparations and consultations had taken jdace than had been supposed. He hoped the Government’s defence programme would be completed as originally planned before the expected date.