IMPERIAL DEFENCE
STATEMENT BY LORD BALiFOUR (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) , LONDON, June 17. A pronouncement against the Minisfry of Defence was made in the Lords by Earl Balfour in replying to Lord Thomson, who urged- the reconstruction of the Committee of Imperial Defence with greater executive power regarding its policy. Lord Balfour said the administrative co-ordination going on happily in the Ministry was in process of establishing a college of Imperial defence for the purpose, of disseminating knowledge and ensuring co-operation on the military side. Personally he could not see any gain in having a Minister of Defence if the Imperial Defence Committee was left as it was, because it was more able to effect co-ordination of the civil and military services than a Minister would be. Lord Cavan said the present system worked smoothly and well, and it would be, extremely ill-advised to try to change it.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 18 June 1926, Page 5
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