SZ/CSA/56/2/54-55 - Rivalry in services is blow to a dream. Evening Standard, 9/3/66

Reference code

SZ/CSA/56/2/54-55

Level of description

Item

Title

Rivalry in services is blow to a dream. Evening Standard, 9/3/66

Date/s

1966

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Press cuttings

Personal name

Healey, Denis, 1917-

Subject

United Kingdom. Army
United Kingdom. Air Force
United Kingdom. Navy

Creator

Pocock, Tom.

Scope and content

Focuses on the competition between the Royal Navy, the Army, and Royal Air Force for their survival. Issues which had hampered and threatened each of the services are discussed. Mr Denis Healey tried to rationalise the Royal Air Force out of existence, the Navy was deprived of its carriers, and the Army's role outside of Europe was increasingly threatened by a Royal Marine takeover.

Two copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/CSA - [Chief Scientific Adviser's papers]
  - SZ/CSA/56 - [CSA. Defence Review - 1966]
    - SZ/CSA/56/2 - [CSA Defence Review - 1966. Newspaper cuttings]
      - SZ/CSA/56/2/54-55 - Rivalry in services is blow to a dream. Evening Standard, 9/3/66

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