The Archive · 1939

Home Defence Army

The Territorial Army has outgrown its organization owing to its development for first line "air and coastal service at home. It is 220,000 strong and is to be 250,000. So the parent T. A. throws off a second army which is to be for anti-aircraft Spent to This Year In Future Moo °s m 39 Outlay

110000 5,000 nil 1000 roo nil 25,000 90,000 995,000 4,200 5,000 58.200 nil 3,000 5,500 nil 1000 5700 mi 30000 $0,000 500 6,500 4,000 nil 3,900 nil 12,000 1000 nil 4.000 10,000 296,000 attempts to force the pass.

As for commanders on the maritime line of communication they are all in office or are selected as follows:—

Gibraltar—Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside. Mara Gen. Sir Charles Bonham-ater.

Middle East—Lieut-Gen. M. Barker. Canal—Lieut-Gen. Sir R. Gordon-Finlayson.

Burma.—Maj-Gen. McLeod.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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