Royal Commission on the Private Manufacture of and Trading in Arms

The Royal Commission on the Private Manufacture of and Trading in Arms was a British official inquiry into the armaments industry.

It was appointed on 20 February 1935 and was chaired by Sir John Bankes.

Its report was published in October 1936.

[1] The Commission sat for twenty two sessions and produced a unanimous report that advocated more state control over the armaments industry.

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