DOMINIONS OFFICE
ABOLITION PROPOSAL CANBERRA, Feb. 11. The Hon. J. H. Lyons states that so far as is knewn to the Commonwealth Government, the proposal to abolish the Dominions’ Office has never even been hinted nt. NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY LONDON, Feb. 10. Whitehall is not disposed to take the reported South African suggestion that the Dominions Office be abolished too seriously. It is understood that no official representations regarding the matter have been made from the Dominions. It is pointed out that in any case .the Dominions Office is an integral part of the s’xucture of the British Government, and it would be as reasonable for the Dominions to demand abolition as for the United Kingdom to demand the abolition of Dominion Departments of External Affairs. It is considered that the Johannesburg report may not have the slightest official backing.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 36, 12 February 1937, Page 7
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