MOVE TO COMBINE BRITAIN'S AIR FORCES
Received .Mondav. S.5 p.m. LONDON, I)ec. 8. The War .Minister, il r. Shinwell, has disidosed an iiitention to nierge part of the Xa\y and Anny Air Force uiulei oue coin inand. Details could not be gi\ en until a White J'aper was published. The Minister added: ''The hest way to reduce nianpower in the forces is to eomliine the services. That is the idea We are world ng on." Mr. Shinwell added that the Governtent hoped the forces, l>y next Mareh, "would be reduced to about 700, 000.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1947, Page 5
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