Irom a London correspondent THE D.C.C. AND CIVIL DEFENCE

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from a London correspondent

The current L.C.C, minutes, page 663, containsthe following question and answer:

Nuestion asked by Mr. Hugh Jenkins to Mrs. Freda Corbet, Chairman of the General Purposes Committee:

"further to my questions on 8 October, 1963 (Page 547) and 22 October 1963 (page 609), concerning the Council's plans in the event of thermonuclear war, and having regard also to the Council's acknowledgement, on 3 October, 1961, (page 590), in the course of a motion under :standing order 77, that there is no practicable means of providing Londoners with effective defence against thermo—nuclear war, is it the view of the General Purposes Committee that the present plans are likely to provide an effective rescue service, or that it is necessary to provide the appearance of Civil Defence so as to conform with Government policy, whether or not any defence is actually possible?

Answer: "I can assure the honourable member that the Council's purpose is not to provide the mere appearance of Civil Defence, but, under the Government's policy and direction, to help plans for the most effective use of the nation's resources in rescuing and providing for the needs of the maximum number of people in whatever conditions might befall after an attack on this country, whether by nuclear weapons or otherwise."