Dr. Leslie Burgin To Become Minister Of Supply
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London, To-day.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, an- nounced in the House of Commons yesterday that the Government had decided that a Bill be introduced as soon as possible to establish a Ministry of Supply.
The Ministry would be under a Minister who is a member of the Cabinet, and Dr. Leslie Burgin, at present Minister of Transport, had been ap- pointed to the new post. There would be a new Minister of Transport, the Premier added.
IL DUCE, HITLER AND HUNGARY
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-LINDBERGH Bulgaria CONFERS WITH To Stay ROOSEVELT
Neutral
Washington, To-day. Colonel Charles A. Lind- bergh, who is now "on active service," conferred with Presi- dent Roosevelt yesterday. Reuter.
SIR ROBERT VANSITTART'S PARIS VISIT
Paris, To-day.
Sofia, To-day. THE Bulgarian Pre- mier, M. Kiossievan- off, at a secret meeting of the foreign committee of the Sobranje (Parlia ment) yesterday, declar- ed Bulgaria remained strictly neutral.
Her policy was "wait and see.” he announced, and added she had not received any invitation to join any group of powers.
The Premier added he had not POLITICAL circles here attach
considerable importance to the concluded any secret treaty with visit to Paris of the Diplomatic | any State, and promised never to Adviser to the British Cabinet, Sir conclude such a treaty or declare Robert Vansittart.
war without consulting... the Sobranje.
The Bill would be so framed 80 as to enable a Ministry of Supply in the full sense to be set up.
Sir Robert had a prolonged con- The Ministry would take over reference yesterday afternoon
with sponsibility for certain stores of M. Daladier, at the Ministry general use which the War Office War.-Trans-Ocean.
had already supplied to other de- partments, including certain civil defence requirements.
It was a splendid system, and would be progressively extended as was found desirable.
ARMY SUPPLY
to
U.S. AIR BASE BILL PASSED
Washington, To-day.
M. Kiossievanoff said Bul- ofgaria's claims to the Southern Debrudja as. an outlet through Thrace to the Aegean Sea had |been presented to Rumania and Greece "at appropriate moments.”
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of Representatives yesterday and sent to the White House for signa- ture.
The National Defence Bill, Au- The Senate amendment, udding thorising expenditure of -$66,800,000 || $17,000,000 for an air base near also on naval air bases, was finally pass- Jacksonville,, was accepted without
ed in amended form by the House demur.-Reuter.
the
London, To-day. London papers publish lengthy reports from Berlin correspondents describing the general atmosphere in Berlin on the Fuchrer's birthday.
The Ministry would deal with The correspondents emphasise problems of army supply, which that the Fuehrer was greeted with were now considerably expanded as tremendous jubilation by the result of the recent decisions crowds which lined the new East-increase the Army strength. West thoroughfare when the Fuehrer formally opened avenue to general traffic.
Political correspondents... con- tinue to publish speculations re- garding the probable contents of the Fuehrer's speech before the Reichstag on April 28 and refer to RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS
Branches transferred from the rumours prevalent in Paris which assert that the Fuehrer's reply to War Office to the Ministry would Mr. Roosevelt's message will take include those responsible for re the form of sensational counter-search, design and experiment, pro- proposals which will include a de- mand for solution of the colonial question.
of
The new Ministry would take over responsibility for acquisition and maintenance of re- serves of essential metals and other raw materials required in connexion with the defence programmes,
duction and inspection and the Roy- al ordnance factories.
There would be a provision to secure priority for Government orders.
The forthcoming Venice meeting the Italian Minister,, Count Ciano, and the Yugoslavian For-
It was proposed to establish a eign Minister,. Markovitch, is re- Ministerial priority committee on garded as an extremely important the lines of the committee which to- event by the political correspon-wards the end of the Great War dents of the papers who reckon
performed the duty of settling with the possibility of an Italo-Yugo-questions of priority resulting from slavian military alliance, with the
the demands of the several Ser- inclusion of Hungary 28 third
vices. partner. Trans-Ocean.
WHY?
Mr. C. R. Attlee, leader of the
GERMAN CONTRACT Labour Opposition, asked why the
FOR TURKISH NAVAL BASE
new Ministry should deal only with War Office requirements.
Mr. Chamberlain replied that the reason was that present, arrange- ments for supply in connection with the Admiralty and Air Force were working extremely well, and it was felt that to interfere with those arrangements would reduce, instead of increase, output. -
Ankara, To-day. After keen competition from British and Dutch firms, a Ger-
· man group has obtained a con Powers under the Bill, however, tract from the Turkish Govern-would enable a Ministry of Supply ment for construction of an up- in the full sense to be set up if it to-date Turkish naval base at was considered desirable at any Gueldjukon, in the Gulf of time-Reuter." Ismid.
The base involves expenditure of a tender for the base had worked nearly £2,500,000.
for three years on plans for the new
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The Dutch firm which submitted naval basc.-Reuter.
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