§ 75. Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of his talks with the Council of Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Associations about the future of the volunteer reserves, with special reference to the closest possible integration of the proposed Army Volunteer Reserve with the proposed Home Defence units.
§ Mr. ReynoldsDiscussions are making good progress. I have informed representatives of the Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Associations that because of their differing roles, AVR II A and Home Defence units must have a separate command structure, but that we wish to make it as easy as possible for volunteers to transfer from one type of unit to the other.