§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Minister of State for Defence what the future of the "Eagle" is to be following the Government's decision to pay the ship off in early 1972.
§ Mr. KirkAs announced in the 1970 Supplementary Statement on Defence Policy, Command 4521, H.M.S. " Eagle " will not run on beyond 1972. The possibility of putting the ship into Reserve has been examined, but it has been concluded that she should be disposed of by scrapping.