Captain EVANSasked the Prime Minister whether, in connection with air disarmament, His Majesty's Government will obtain and publish the views of the Government of India, the High Commissioner for Iraq, and the Governor of the Aden Protectorate relative to the experienced gained by the use of aircraft in undeveloped territories?
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§ The PRIME MINISTERThe views of the Government of India and the Ambassador in Iraq have been received and fully considered. The importance attached to the use of aircraft in undeveloped countries is emphasised by the reservation made in the White Paper of 17th November, 1932, and in the Draft Convention which has recently been tabled at Geneva. It would not be in the public interest to publish the despatches to which reference has been made.
Captain EVANSasked the Prime Minister whether, in connection with the proposals for air disarmament, having regard to the experience gained from the use of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East and elsewhere, he can give an assurance that His Majesty's Government will adhere to the reservation regarding the employment of aircraft for police purposes which they have formulated in successive White Papers on disarmament?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to this question is in the affirmative.