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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1989

B.E.F. FIRST INSTALMENT OF BILL FOR MUNICH SAYS MR. CHURCHILL

London, To-day. The Army Estimates were considered in the House

of Commons on report last evening. For the Labour Opposition, Mr. Lees-Smith ex- pressed concern that in the Staff conversations between the British and French Governments no commitments, formal or implied, should be entered into which would prevent the British Government in the event of war exercising its judgment as to the best use of the country's

resources.

He thought the British and į volved. French views of the role of the Bri-

He was particularly concerned to tish Army in a future conflict might know what steps were being taken differ, and that the French might to provide industrial arrangements underestimate the important part which would ensure adequate sup- the British Navy might again beplies to a field force of nineteen called upon to play.

divisions.

He stated that from the premise that the defence, on the Western' front at least might enjoy a super- iority of as much as three to one and-given approximate equality in air strength he concluded the next war might be one of long dur- ation in which economic resources

and power of blockade might be

final and decisive factor.

GREATER EFFORT

Mr. Bellenger (Labour), said that although recruiting had made great to strides it would be necessary prepare the nation for a greater effort even than the provision of nineteen divisions for service over- seas.

He wanted to know what the Gov- ernment were proposing do to So far as the British field force create that sense of national unity was concerned Mr. Lees-Smith in-which alone could provide the man- dicated his view that there might power and production they would be other theatres in which in the need to oppose totalitarian' war- event of war, its presence might be fare. more urgently required than France.

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Sanders (Labour) that the fact to be borne in mind Such considerations brought was that Germany was already on him back to the question whether a war footing.

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collective thinking on problems of Mr. Astor (Conservative), like, strategy would ever be satisfac. Mr. Lees Smith, drew attention to torily achieved. until the Service the apprehensions felt in certain Departments were fused in a Min-countries in north-western. Europe to whom it might possibly be ne- istry of Defence.

CHURCHILL WARNING : cessary to give assistance in war. Mr. Price (Labour) emphasised Mr. Winston Churchill, who fol- lowed, devoted his speech to con- the importance of equipment gratulations -congratulations to modern warfare, and said the size armed forces mat- the Secretary for War on his es- of the British timates speech last week and his tered less than that they should be modern success in improving recruiting equipped with the most figures and to the Government on and efficient types and on a suf- their decisions firstly to provide ficient scale. the Territorial Army with the same Mr. Amery (Conservative) prais- weapons and equipment as the Re-ed the War Secretary for his deci- a strategical re- gular Army, and secondly to pro- sion to build up vide nineteen divisions for general serve at home. He doubted if nine- service overseas should the occa-

teen divisions were sufficient.

The debate sion require it.

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He thought the last was a mo- mentous decision, which ought to have been taken three years ago, and described it as the first instal- ment of the bill for Munich. ¡

He was afraid there might yet be other instalments to be met.

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ENCOURAGING

The time might well come when BUDGET FIGURES

the Government would have to make even greater demands on the people. In the interests of national security, but he was: confident they

London, To-day.

With only three weeks of the

would submit to such demands for financial year to run the deficit on the sake of their own security and March 11 amounted to £23,805,- for the triumph of world causes in which they were inseparably in-012, having been reduced during

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Ordinary revenue during the making week totalled $25,874,823, 1 the total to date £869,781,074, ·ör £48,511,069 more than at the cor- responding date last year.

Total expenditure less self-balanc ing items and sinking, funds £888,- 680,000 compared with £806,064,277 at the corresponding date of 1988,! and with the estimate for the pre- sent financial year of £948,360,000. !

Yield from income tax last week was £13,187,000 against £10,807,000 in the corresponding week a ago-British Wireless.

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