§ 83. Rear-Admiral SUETERasked the Secretary of State for India whether it is proposed in the near future to extend the Indian air-mail route to Delhi and Calcutta; and whether anything can be done to prevent unnecessary delay in delivery of letters of the Indian mail due to inefficient terminal communications?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Wedgwood Benn)The Government of India hope that the extension of the Indian Air Mail Service to Delhi will be inaugurated this year. As regards the further extension to Calcutta, I fear I have nothing to add to the latter part of the reply given to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Southern Derbyshire on the 9th December. The Government of India are making every effort to ensure that the timetable adopted for the extended service will secure the regular and prompt transit of foreign mails to and from their destinations in India.