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Guardian" on October 10, a special correspondent suggested that important positions in a nationalized system of transport would not be fitted by men who did not believe in the principles of the plan. Later in the article, however, he said that "transport cannot have a political complexion."
Forecasting the lines on which transport would be nationalized, the correspondent said that the road transport industry was hotly opposed to the principle, and "the Government has, therefore, not been encouraged to seek the practical assistance of those engaged in transport administration." He forecast that there would be a national transport board representing transport, public affairs and labour. Responsible to the central authority would be a series of separate operating boards for each form of transport.