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EMPLOYMENT OF EX-SERVICE

MEN.

Previous Reference: Cabinet 24 (28), Con-

clusion 7).

14.

The Secretary of State for War informed

the Cabinet that the Chancellor of the

Exchequer had objected to the decision of

the Cabinet referred to in the margin, which

had been taken in his absence, to set up

an Inter-Departmental Committee to consider

the question of continuous pensions for

service in one or other of the Fighting

Services and subsequently in the Civil

Service, with a view to the possible improve-

ment in the prospects of ex-Service men,

and consequently in recruiting men to the

Fighting Services.

In present financial conditions Sir

Laming Worthington-Evans felt that he could

not press further for this enquiry, which

had been decided on at his suggestion.

Consequently, without withdrawing his belief

that an investigation of the kind should be

made one day, he would not press for the

enquiry at the present time. In the

meanwhile he asked for the approval of the

Cabinet to the Report of the Inter-Depart-

mental Committee (C.P. 106 (28)), which had

been held over pending the proposed enquiry

on the larger question.

The Cabinet agreed

Subject to the Chancellor of the Exchequer finding no objections from a financial point of view, to approve the Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee in regard to the employment of ex-Service men, contained in C.P. 106 (28).

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