'The information given to the House of Commons by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Ca-ordination of Defence, in answer to 9 motion al the' inadequacy of Britain's al defence programme, should serve to allay the anxieties of those who were Mleged not, to be satisfied with the progress which "was being made. Ever since it was apparent, some two or three years ego, that Mr. Stanley Baldwin "was misinformed with regard {o the German strength, there has been considerable effort to place Great Britain inthe best possible posture of defence, When the figures concerning the air strengths of some of the Buropean_ nations are con-Sidered it is clear that there. was one time much uneasiness over the Position "Great Britain would eventually. occupy, but, the Govern~ ment has taken the matter in hand in Such a. fashion that complete confidence may be placed in' the statement made a short. while ago. that within'a year oF 30, had no serious effect on rouress to adequate defence which Is now the Government's military and naval policy. has to be remembered that one bene fit to be derived. from the caution with which the Government embarked on its' Fearmament plan Whereas other countries having spent yours on the work are equipped material which may easily and quick ly be made obsolete, the British programme ensures that the nation's alr force will be equipped with a majority of machines in which will be em= bodied the very latest word in the development of military aviation,
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