“Defence” Includes “Attack”
—LORD CHATFIELD.j
LONDON, March 16,
“The way to stop air warfare is to destroy the enemy air fleet: the principles of strategy are immutable,’’ said Lord Chatfield, Minister for the Coordination of Defence, in his first speech in the House of Lords as a Minister. He f was replying to Lord Trenchard’s request for .assurances that Britain had not abandoned the traditional policy of counter-attack.
Lord Chatfield said the term “de-J fence” did not mean that there was! no intention to provide means of strik-1 ing back if attacked. The produc- 1 tive activities of Britain, .and the inflow of raw materials, must not be interrupted, and defences must be maintained at the highest efficiency.
At the annual meeting of the New South Wales Golf Council, the secretary was instructed to ascertain from the Australian Golf Union the attitude of the golf officials in other States toward the organisation and financing of an Australian team to tour New Zealand.
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Northern Advocate, 17 March 1939, Page 10
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