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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1939.

FORMATION OF BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS: GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS BILL TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE AND OPERATE IM- PERIAL AIRWAYS AND BRITISH AIRWAYS WAS PUB-

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LONDON, TO-DAY.

The new Corporation is to be called the British Overseas Air- ways Corporation, and under the Bill national interest and prestige will come first; its statutory duty will be to secure full development; consistent with economy, of ef- ficient overseas air transport vices.

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The corporation will have a monopoly of the subsidy as regards British overseas air service, but no monopoly on flying. There will remain competition for the carriage heavily subsidised national air lines of passengers and freight with

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY

RECENT DISCLOSURES IN

GERMANY AND ITALY OF THE EXTENT OF THE INTER- VENTION OF THOSE TWO in other countries.

POWERS IN SPAIN IN SUP-

PORT OF GENERAL FRANCO,

The Bill provides for a subsidy HAVE GIVEN RISE TO QUES-to be payable to the corporation TIONS IN THE HOUSE OF until December, 1953; the total

amount in any year may not COMMONS.

ceed £4,000,000 sterling, less £100,- 1943 for the assistance of internal 000 ear-marked until the end of

air-lines.

The Prime Minister's attention was called to Herr Hitler's speech of June 18, in which he stated that he had sent assistance to General Franco as early as July, 1936, and Mr. Chamberlain was asked if this was known to the non-intervention committee.

The Premier's attention was also

called to the recent declaration of Signor Mussolini that the Italian Government gave all their assis- tance openly to the Spanish Na- tionalist authorities from the first day until the end of the Spanish Civil War, and he was asked if the Italian representative on the non- intervention committee at any time informed his colleagues that such assistance was being given.

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The Corporation will .consist of a chairman, deputy chairman and not more than fifteen members. The Corporation will be empower- ed to borrow by the issue of Air- quired to meet the purchase price ways' Stock to provide money re-

of transferred undertakings other capital purposes.

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Apart from any temporary cess of purchased stock or paying off of temporary loans, the total sum outstanding at any time in respect of borrowings is not to ex- ceed £10,000,000 sterling.-Reuter.

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tish Government were aware of the COLONIAL AFFAIRS

considerable help rendered to Gen- eral Franco by the Italian

navy from the beginning of the Civil War.

London, To-day. Lt.-Comm. R. T. H. Fletcher The Under-Secretary for Foreign] (Labour) called the Premier's at- Affairs, who replied, said that nei- tention in the House of Commons ther the German nor Italian re- yesterday to the recommendation presentative had ever communi- by Lord Halley that a standing cated to the non-intervention com-parliamentary committee for com mittee the information now divulg-lonial affairs be established.

Lt.-Comm. Fletcher asked Mr. Mr. Butler added that the Bri- Chamberlain whether he would tish Government had been well constitute such a committee. aware and had often stated that Mr. Chamberlain said the Co- from the beginning of the Civil lonial Secretary had been examining War in Spain, intervention on both colonial policy, and the possibility sides had taken place on a consi- derable scale. British Wireless.

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