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the Army, assisted by aircraft, for use against enemy ground forces; the Navy, assisted by aircraft, to obtain command of the sea by the destruction of enemy fleets or forcing their withdrawal to protected harbors, and the Air Force, to obtain command of the air by the destruction of the enemy Air Force in the air and at their bases, the attack of enemy forces and industrial centers which cannot be reached by the Army or Navy, and by making the population feel the brunt of war.
For the protection of frontiers where colonial or guerilla warfare may be expected, the Air Forces provides most excellent means. The experience of the British in the use of the Royal Air Force for such purposes demonstrates that it is most efficient and humane instrument as well as the most economical. The Secretary of State for Air (Sir Samuel Hoare) in lecturing at University College, London, on May 11, 1928, on "The Value of Aviation to the British Empire", made the following remarks with regard to the employment of the Royal Air Force in Iraq:
"The most conspicuous illustration (of economy in Imperial Defense) was in the case of Iraq, where, since the Royal Air Force took over control, our expenditure on the defense of that country has been reduced from [[strikethrough]]L[[/strikethrough]] 30,000,000 to [[strikethrough]]L[[/strikethrough]]2,000,000 a year.
"A further example was afforded by the way in which events on the South-West frontier of Mesopotamia had been dealt with. In the autumn of last year the tribes on the frontier started raiding as a result of poverty and want.

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I am unsure, but believe the strikethrough 'l' is supposed to be the pound symbol.