§ 49. Mr. Purbrickasked the Prime Minister whether steps are being taken to bring up the strength of our Bomber Command and the United States 8th Army Air Force here so as to enable them to bomb Germany at saturation point and thus, by destroying all her main sources of production, bring about her early defeat with a minimum loss of manpower?
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir; this seems to express the general idea very cogently.
§ Mr. PurbrickCan my right hon. Friend say when he feels that we shall reach the point of saturation in this matter?
§ The Prime MinisterThat can only be ascertained by an empirical process.