London, 12 February. In the House of Commons expressed the First Lord of the Admiralty Alexander that there were none intentions to decommission one of the last British cruisers. Answering an question from a conservative on which base the decrease in number of cruisers was calculated said Alexander that after long considerations was chosen for 50 cruisers and that this number also depended on a suspected positive results of the Naval conference. He wasn’t able to supply more details but it was certain that none of the newest battleships were to be stricken.
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1. The Labour politician Albert Victor Alexander 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough (1 may 1885-11 January 1965) First Lord of the Admiralty in the periods 7 June 1929-24 August 1931, 11 May 1940-25 May 1945 and 3 August 1945-4 October 1946.
