A step on the part of the Gov-Jecnment, of India, which one member of the House' of Commons described as deplorable for Imperial Air communiestions, was announced t:-day by Mr. Wedgwood Bean, the Secretary for Indi "Mr. Wedgwood Bean pointed out that. the Government of India deemed it necessary in their present financial state to spend. on civil aviation only what was sirietnecessary.
He then read a telegram from the Government of India stating that all action in connection with the. operation of a State Air Service had been suspended, "pending consideration by the retrenchment committee of the policy of organising. such a service.
The telegram added that the question of reducing expenditure on the ground organization "would also be considered, but that' the present air service from Britain fo Karachi would not be affected.
san said he was prepared to investigate the suggestion. that] this course would compromise the
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