RAID COMPARISONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 16, 20 January 1944, Page 5

RAID COMPARISONS

R.A.F. and Luftwaffe Rec. 11.30 a.m. RUGBY, Jan. 19. The Secretary for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, told the House of Commons that R.A.F. bombers dropped over 136,000 tons of bombs on Germany during 1943, compared with 2400 tons which the Luftwaffe dropped on Britain. Between January 1 and January 17 this year, he said, the R.A.F. had dropped 6000 tons on Germany, compared with 15 tons dropped by j the enemy on Britain.—B.O.W.

of any international agreement for air transport; (2) the right of each country to conduct all services within its own territorial jurisdiction (including services to and from its own contiguous territories) would be recognised, subject to the agreed international requirements regarding safety and the commitments of the proposed international air authority as regards facilities for landing and transit rights for international service, exchange of mails, etc. IDENTICAL VIEWS. "The two Governments would also require that a due proportion of Australian and New Zealand personnel, agencies, and of materials and general resources of the two countries should be used in the operation and management of international trunk routes." It is understood that New Zealand's and Australia's separate submissions to the conference on post-war aviation control, which is regarded as a subject of vital concern for future world peace, ran on exactly the same lines. The scheme finally accepted for joint advocacy would, it is explained, permit Australia and New Zealand, in common with all other countries, to operate not only the internal mainland air services but also air services to the island territories under their direct control. Thus, Australia would be free to operate services to Papua, while New Zealand could establish its own direct air link with Samoa. Services between Australia and New Zealand, however, would come under the international authority. New Zealand's and Australia's joint views on post-war aviation are now expected to be forwarded to the British Government as a preliminary to their Empire discussion, probably by the forthcoming Prime Ministers' conference. It is hoped that Imperial agreement may be a first step towards prelimary international talks.