The Archive · 1933

BRITAIN'S FIGHTING SERVICES

Continuance of Present Parity to he Permitted No Longer: Need for One-Power Standard

London, Nov. 29. IPHE estimates of the fighting, Services to be presented to Parliament in a few months' time would be examined on the basis of united defence of the country by the Navy, Army and Air Force, asserted Mr. St fauley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council, in the House of Commons to-day.

They would see what they have to spend) he said, and would know what the disarmament position was in Europe. The position of the three Services would be carefully examined for defence as a whole, he added.

'The debate in the House of Com: mons to-day on the air defence of Great Britain ended in the reject tion, without a division, of @ motion' submitted by Rear-Admit INF. Sueter (Conservative) dra ug attention to the "inadequacy" of the alr defence of the Empire.

The House, however, adopted, by '451 votes to 31, n motion sponsored James (Conservative), supporting the policy of the Government embodied in the British Draft Ca vention.

Mr, Stanley Baldwin, Lord Pres! dent of the Council, winding up the debate, said that' Great Britain could not stand alone in the world in her present position. in. regard

on land. to defence in the air' and sea and

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