THE CHANNEL TUNNEL
A LABOUR VIEW. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, February 12. Rt. Hon. J. R. MacDonald, who was Premier in 1924, when the last effort was made to obtain Government sanction to the Channel Tunnel, stated in an interview by the “Daily Mail’s’ 1 political' correspondent, it was not only military considerations which the Committee, of Imperial Defence then considered. It was also a. carefully prepared economic memorandum which iniueiiced the Committee’s decision as much as the opinions of the military representatives. Mr MacDonald explained that before calling on the Defence Committee, he a sited members </’ the Channel Tunnel Committee if they would continue to press the tunnel, il the military opposed. They said “No.’’ wherefore the project was not pursued. It was absolutely untrue to say be accepted the military objections. He personally always favoured tbe tuniibl. and. was surprised to find the opposition so strong. He was prepared to participate in any rtf-consideration of the subject.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1929, Page 2
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161THE CHANNEL TUNNEL Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1929, Page 2
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