BRITISH ANTI-AIRCRAFT CORPS
CONTROL RELINQUISHED BY SIR PERCY iSCOTT. Br Megraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. December 14, 5.20 p.m.) London, December 14. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant (Under-Secretary for War) said that the anti-aircraft corps had been transferred to the War Office. Admiral Sir Percy Scott (who has been in charge of the air defence of London) will no longer control it.' (Rec. December 14, 11.5 p.m.) ' London, December 14. The "Daily Telegraph" says that Sir Percy ScotPs relinquishment of the control of the air defences is to be regretted. He improved our defences more than would have been thought possibleThe public will not welcome the War Office's assumption of this responsibility, and will anxiously watch the developments of our air defences.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2644, 15 December 1915, Page 5
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