This is the third page of the English version of the leaflet, published in 1940s. It outlines the way Mr Butlin became involved in the land in question during the war and says that this is now becoming a test case for protection of the Welsh coastline against development and highlights conflict between public and private interests.
The Defence Committee was formed in April 1944 in response to the sale by the government of "a tract of Welsh coast to an exploiting Company" without any consultation with the local community. Originally sold to the Admiralty for a Training Camp in 1941, the land at Penychain was proposed to be sold onto Butlin to become one of his holiday camps. The Committee wanted the site to be used for the "best and highest interests of the locality, the county and of Wales with regard to natural beauty, culture and the Christian religion".
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