0. CYRIL ARMSTRONG
32 Harlington Grove, Cambridge
CIVIL DEFENCE SIR,—I quite agree with your article and my only criticism is that it is largely destructive and hardly at all constructive. May I take the article point by point and make a few remarks ?
I agree that posters, particularly the type used to publicise Civil Defence, are a com- plete waste of money. It is no use amicaling to the voluntary or public spirit, because, if it ever existed, it has practically expired under the Welfare State.
As Mr. Hamilton says, though in different words, too much is kept from the public, and they are not made aware of the very real dangers, and of how they can be combated, as they certainly can. Only the RAF and AA Command can stop the atom bomb being dropped, but, once it has dropped, a great deal can be done to minimise the number of possible casualties.
1 also agree, as we on the ground have all done for years, with all that has been said about lack of leadership, but what else can you expect ? The Civil Service have neither the tradition nor the training for leadership. Their job is purely administrative, to see, in fact, that the Minister is not embarrassed.'
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