HC Deb 30 May 1956 vol 553 c211
5. Mr. de Freitas

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will make changes in the Directorate of Air Intelligence to ensure that he is consulted before intelligence operations are undertaken which have political implications.

Mr. Birch

I do not consider changes to be necessary.

Mr. de Freitas

Since two weeks ago the Secretary of State told the House that he had not made any changes recently, and is not making them now, can we take it that the organisation of Air Intelligence is so different from that of Naval Intelligence that any incident such as we had recently is, I cannot say impossible, but very unlikely?

Mr. Birch

I am responsible for the organisation of my own Department, and upon taking over I went through all the branches, and I am confident that the organisation of the Air Ministry is good in this branch.