CO129-552-2 Military contributions 28-1-1935 - 30-7-1935 — Page 23

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

air mail services now would

probably only mean that it

would be rejected, and it

would thereafter be represented

as a chose jugée.

I suggest, therefore,

that if we can get the War Office

to agree to the exemption of the

revenue raised to meet the

special subsidy for the 1937

Empire Air Mail scheme we

should do well to leave it at

FURTHER ACTION.

that for the present, and in

रै

our own opinion it would be

better not to make in the

present circumstances an

official claim for general

exemption of air mail receipts

even though these fall short

of outgoings on the service.

It may be that later on there

will occur a more propitious

opportunity to take the

question