"PREPARED TO FIGHT"
BRITAIN SHOULD TELL AGGRESSOR COUNTRIES FORMER AIR MINISTER'S ADVOCACY (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) . i Received. June 20, 5.5 p.ni. LONDON, June 20. .: The former Air Minister, Lord : i Londonderry, speaking at Handley-. • i Page’s anniversary, which was at-< ;j tended by the Italian, German and: ■ i Japanese Air Attaches, urged Britain ’ ; to tell the aggressor countries that if ■ they were out for trouble Britain is quite prepared, to fight. “I would like ' ’ to see the doctrine advanced that we ’ are not an easy-going people, but; ' tired of the browbeating we are get1 ing from the totalitarians,” he said. ■ “If we had a full-blooded doctrine • from the Government we would find Italy and Germany anxious for our friendship.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 144, 21 June 1939, Page 7
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