Passage
When the government was to revise the motion, Gösta Bagge proposed changes in accordance with the advisory opinion of the National Board of Education. However, Ernst Wigforss (Chancellor of the Exchequer) opposed the resolution. Both threatened to resign to get their way, raising the possibility of a government crisis in the middle of the war. Despite this, the proposition was brought to Parliament on 21 March 1941. The first chamber ratified it and the second did not, leading to more modifications in an attempt to reach a compromise. Certain key issues were removed in the final version, which was ratified on 23 June 1941.
This version differed from the first motion:
- No weapons training for younger pupils
- Shooting practice optional for grammar-school students
- No compulsory summer camp
- No compulsory instructor program for teachers
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