§ Brigadier Headasked the Minister of Supply why, in view of the present rearmament programme, he has recently disposed of 150 tons of khaki clothing, 21,000 pairs of boots and 3,250 ground sheets.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussMy Department has been given the fullest possible assurances by the Service Departments that no stores handed over for disposal are required for retention by themselves or the Allies. The stores they declare are usually either unserviceable, damaged beyond repair or obsolete.