Mr, Neville Chamberlain Tells Commons of Decision London, July 30.
The Government's decision regardimg the future of the Fleet Air Arm was announced to the House of Commons by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
He said the proposals which the Government had under consideration referred to two classes of aircraft, The first included all aircraft borne ships of the Royal Navy, known fas the Fleet Air Arm and under the operational control of the Admiralty, but as part of the Royal Air Force were under administrative control of trol of the Air Ministry.
The second class included shore base aircraft employed in co-opera tion with naval forees under operational as well as administrative con the Alr Ministry, Under a proposal before the Government, the Admiralty, would in ach case, have been given both the administrative and operational control end the whole of the personnel would have been naval, The Government had, however, decided that, in eas the second class, namely, shore base aircraft, which term included fying-boats, there should be no alteration in the present system, In the case f the Fleet Air Arm, the Prime Minister said, the Government considered these ship borne alr-craft should be placed under the administrative control of the Admiralty, The necessary steps to give effect to this decision" would be taken, The change could only be carried out gradually with the fullest co-opera tion between the two services.
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