§ 64. Rear-Admiral SUETERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will confer with the First Lord of the Admiralty to see that the closest possible co-operation exists between the Air Service units and all naval surface craft at Malta in rescuing the crew of any aero-plane or seaplane that is obliged to make a forced landing in the sea in the vicinity of the island?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)Standing instructions on the Mediterranean station provide for close co-operation between the Naval and Air Services at Malta in 1331 rendering prompt assistance to aircraft in the event of a forced landing in the sea. The standing instructions are periodically-reviewed in the light of fresh experience to see whether they can be strengthened in any particular.