SIR WILLIAM STRATH

Sir William Strath, distinguished civil servant and industrialist, died suddenly on Thursday night at the age of 68. He had been at work all day at his office at Tube Investments, where he had been deputy chairman until last year and was still a director.

Sir William, son of a Glasgow policeman, had two quite distinct careers and reached the top in both. After being educated at Girvan High School and Glasgow University, he joined the Inland Revenue in 1929, where he quickly made his mark.

Just before the outbreak of the Second World War he transferred to the Air Ministry and, on its formation in 1940 to the Ministry of Aircraft Production. It was there that he began his long collaboration with Lord Plowden, which continued for the rest of his life.

After the war he served in the Ministry of Supply, the Central Economic Planning Staff and the Treasury and was a

Alderman Sir Cornelius Cameron, a former Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Nottingham died at his home on Sunday. He was 78. Before retirement he was joint managing director of William Hollins & Co Ltd, textile manufacturers.

member of the Economic Planning Board for six years. From 1955 to 1959 he was a full time member of the Atomic Energy Authority before becoming Permanent Secretary successively of the Ministries of Supply and of Aviation.

Sir William, who was made a KCB in 1959, rejoined Lord Plowden at Tube Investments in 1961 as a managing director and succeeded him the following year as chairman of British Aluminium. He became deputy chairman of TI in 1968 and after his retirement from executive duties continued as nonexecutive deputy chairman.

A man of warm personality and colossal charm, Sir William had a sharp, analytical mind which quickly found the weakness in any case. He was a good negotiator and paid special attention to relations between industry and Whitehall. He was also active in the Higher Councils of the CBI.

Until a few years ago he was a keen mountaineer and golfer. Sir William leaves a widow.

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arthur Carr Turner, CBE, who died on May 5 at the age of 67, was chief executive, Crawley New Town Development-Corporation, 1947-58, and formerly managing director of Artagen Properties Ltd.