§ 15. Rear-Admiral Sir MURRAY SUETERasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the useful experience that would be gained, he will consider allowing Royal Air Force pilots and machines to assist His Majesty's surveying vessels in surveying the coast of Labrador, instead of allowing this work to be done by United States pilots and machines as has been done for some time?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)My hon. and gallant Friend's question appears to arise from a misapprehension. I can find no corroboration of the statement that United States aircraft have been assisting for some time in this survey work, though one did render some assistance on an isolated occasion two years ago. The Department fully recognises the training value of air survey work, but the provision of Royal Air Force aircraft for such work in Labrador would present many difficulties of organisation and would involve quite disproportionate expenditure.