2nd May 1968
INDUSTRIAL TOUR OF YORKSHIRE
Nine
Members of the Imperial Defence College, comprising civil servants and
members of the armed forces from many parts of the world, toured the Hill
Top factory of Jackson Bros. of Knottingley Ltd., on Thursday. Earlier
they had been at Kellingley Colliery.
The
visit was part of an industrial tour of the West Riding. They party
included representatives of the Australian Armed Forces, a captain in the
Nigerian Navy, two brigadiers in the British Army, a Royal Navy captain
and representatives from the Ministry of Defence and H.M. Custom and
Excise. The tour was part of a course lasting one year, related to defence
problems.
Said
Colonel I.A. Geddes, of the Australian Army: - "Two terms of the
course are related to a study of economics and politics on a world wide
scale and a detailed study of defence problems of this country. The aim is
to fit people for higher jobs.
After
the visitors had seen the complete glass making processes Colonel Geddes
said: "I am very impressed by everything here. We were told in London
that the production was not high enough to meet Britain’s economic
problems, but the people here seem to be working very hard."
