PRESENT WEAKNESS
BRITISH NAVY AS A WHOCB
LORD JELLICOE CONOERNEDf
LONDON, SepteunTjer 27. ■ Lord Jellicoo in an interview, saiil that whilo he was pleased .vjjfc' Anrtia* lia's defence proposals, they, 'meant /n« increase in Australia's moxjest naval strength, but simply restored that; strength to effectiveness. H#t was much concerned over the presei^r weakness of the British Navy as a whole.
Lord Jellicoe regretted the. Australian; proposal to uiako a destcoiyer flotilla! one leader and four destroyers instead of eight, which was a properly; constituted flotilla fully qualified toi carry out training exercises in. this branch of the service.
Britain and Germany-r-the' latter under compulsion—had rejdnced their; navies, but all the other ujaval Powers' had increased theirs, or.i^t least iad maintained wartime strength. •'<■■■■■
"Since we had not enough cruisev* and destroyers to convoy our merchantmen in war, what would Vie the position; today?" asked Lord Jeflieoe. ."The stoppage of bur sea-borno traffic would entail tho Empire's mini." Lord Jellicoe added tjiafc Jiis reporti asked for by the ConprionweaJth in; 1919 had been ruled out by the "Washr ington decisions of 1921..
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1933, Page 11
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180PRESENT WEAKNESS Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1933, Page 11
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