MALTA BASE
NOT TO BE ABANDONED BY BRITAIN. STATEMENT BY FIRST LORD. ISLAND STILL TO BE FLEET HEADQUARTERS. RUGBY, June 17. Invited at question time in the House of Commons to make a statement regarding the future of the British Naval Base at Malta, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir 'Samuel Hoare, said:—“l am glad of an opportunity of contradicting rumours which have received some publicity that Malta is to be abandoned as a naval base. The Board of the Admiralty has no intention of discontinuing the use of Malta as the principal naval base in the Mediterranean and the headquarters of the Mediterranean Fleet.” To a supplementary question as to the security of the base, Sir Samuel replied: “I would never say I was fully satisfied with any defence position, but I would, state categorically that as we have no intention whatever of evacuating Malta we shall certainly take every practicable means to make its defence adequate for possible attack.”—(British Official 'Wireless).
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Wairarapa Age, 19 June 1936, Page 3
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