HC Deb 07 March 1945 vol 408 c2037W
Sir W. Smithers

asked the Postmaster-General why the airgraph service contract was not put to public tender; and when and how often this contract is renewable.

Captain Crookshank

Because investigation showed that only one firm was in a position to provide the facilities necessary in various parts of the world for the prompt introduction of an airgraph service. The contract is for a period ending one year after the end of hostilities with Germany.