The balloon barrage scheme has been successfully started and most of the material thas already been delivered. The recruiting, of the auxiliary personnel will start in May.
'A chapter of the White Paper is devoted to measures for the protec tion of the civilian population ayainst. alr-raids, which local an" thorities will undertake under the guidance of the Government, 'A. training school for air-raid precaution officers is being opened, and large proportion of gas respirators to supply the whole of the civilian population is already available and the balance will be ready by the end of the year, Elaborate preparations to cope with the consequences of alr-raids have been launched, especially: with regard to the outbreak of fire, Schemes are ready to ensure the cifieleney one operation of the var lous transport services and the main tenance of the distribution of food and elf supplies—Reuter,
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