POISON GAS
BRITISH ARMY TRAINING LONDON, April 7. “The Army is being trained in the use of poison gas as a legitimate form of modern warfare,” said Air. DuffCooper, answering a question in the House of Commons. Air. Cary asked for an assurance that the British Army would -not descend to the use of poison gas as retaliation. Air. E. H. Bernays asked: “Is poison gas a legitimate weapon!” Air. G. W. Lloyd said that questions relating to the protection of infants and young children, action necessary to prevent the contamination of food and water, and the possibility of gas reaching tube railways were being considered.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 85, 9 April 1936, Page 7
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