The Archive · 1938

National Effort Secured

The law of July 11 provides for the mobilization of the fighting forces, by ce-operation between the civil and military authorities, under a single war command; the mobilization of industry under a minister specially appointed, and the mobilization of defence against aircraft.

Under the bill the provisions can be brought into force when there is extreme tension. in the external situation, and will progressively deal with a total or partial mobilization of the nation. The underlying principles governing the bill are that everybody and everything must help in the defence of the nation and that "war must not be a source of profits,

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