R.H.A. POLICY-MAJOR MOVES?
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FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
IMPORTANT matters of policy are, I understand, to come up for discussion 1 at the national council meeting of the Road Haulage Association next Thursday. It can be expected that next Wednesday's meeting of the executive committee will also have these matters on its agenda, but no official public announcement can be expected until after the national council has met.
Any announcement will, it is believed, be designed to put before the electorate the Association's views on the principles of transport which it considers essential to a free and healthily competitive industry. It may be recalled that before the last General Election, in 1959, the R.H.A. held a Press conference to present a nine-point plan for transport, and copies of the plan were circulated to peers, M.P.s and influential associations.
It is understood that these new policy discussions have no direct connection with the proposals embodied in the main resolution at last year's R.H.A. Conference: those proposals —concerning co-operative working, freight clearing networks and commercial activities—are still being discussed within the Association and there is much to he done before firm plans can be agreed.