London, Feb. 6. 'A denial that Mesers. " Hadftelds.
Lid,, had sold their armour-piercing shells to eight foreign countries, oF allowed people to manufacture them fon a licence, was made to-day by. Major ABB, Clerke, the managing director, ai io-day's silting of—the Royal Commission on the private manufacture of arms and munitions.
Major Clerke added that there was no secrecy concerning this type of shell, as it was patented, Prior to Major Clerke's appearance before the Commission, heads of Imperial Chemical Industries, Lid, gave evidence.
Chemical experts refuted the eral impression that mustard gas was easy to make. One of the experts declared that, if he had the raw! material given him, he would have an extraordinarily dificult job to) make mustard gas, despite his 20 years' experience in chemistry.
Sir Harry McGowan, chairman the Board of Directors' of Imperial Imperial Conference to be Held in 1937
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