Air Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made in his consideration of British Overseas Airways Corporation's future aircraft requirements.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI received on 22nd June certain recommendations from the B.O.A.C. Board on this matter which I am considering. In the meantime B.O.A.C. has decided to send a technical mission to the United States. Many of B.O.A.C.'s competitors are already placing orders for large American jet aircraft and, as is only prudent, the Corporation considers that it should at this stage find out all it can about these machines.