The policy of the Government is, without withdrawing any previous declarations, to build up an Air Force adequate to ensure the protection of Great Britain, the preservation of trade routes, and the defence of British territories.
This statement was made by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons Yesterday.
addition, Mw% Chamberlain declared, the policy of the Government was to fulfil Britain's international responsibilities, and to cooperate in the defence/of the territories of her allies in case of war, The Government, Mr. Chamberlain went on;\were considering the limitation of armaments by agreement as "the first stage to their practical abolition.
The Government believed that steps taken to strengthen the Royal Air Force would contribute to this end, he added, Acked whether the then Mr. Stanley Bal/lwin's statement that the Government intended to achieve air parity with- any country within striking distance was still in force, Mr. Chamberlain reminded his questioner that he had said "without withdrawing any, previous declarations, Reuter, g
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