IF WAR CAME.
WHAT BRITAIN WOULD FACE.
SIR J. ANDERSON’S VIEW
Received January 25, 1 P- m - LONDON, Jan. 24. The Lord Privy Seal (Sir John Anderson), in a speech in connection with the national service rally, said “The new kind of war we may have to face will differ in two ways from anything Britain has known tor iUUU years. It will be, firstly, an aerial invasion, sudden and swift, and perhaps almost continuous. Secondly, there will undoubtedly be military objectives, but it will be a test of the courage and steadiness of the ordinary people.’’ Sir John added: “We can give a double answer. Firstly, we have a strong, well-equipped and active defence, and secondly, what is wrongly called ‘nassive defence,’ namely, immediate action by an organised citizens army. In order to maintain our war effort wo must he ready to brace ourselves to meet the first 6hock at short notice and be prepared to see that the shock does not paralyse the nation.’’
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 48, 25 January 1939, Page 10
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