LIMITED AIR FORCES
AN INTERESTING PROPOSAL
(Received April 5. 8.30 p.m.) LONDON. April 4.
Discussing the limitation of air forces the Preparatory Disarmament Commission viewed favorably she Swedish delegate's proposal that there should be a limitation of both horse power and the. number of machines. the purpose of the proposal being to avoid encouraging countries to build large bombers in order to make up for limit in number of aeroplanes; also to avoid the encouragement of large numbers of aeroplanes by reducing the horse power. Two tables will be drawn up. indicating the mn: imum herse-power and the aircraft at the disposal of each State. The United States, Belgian and French delegates supported the scheme. Lord Cecil accepted it with the reservation that the British Government gave its endorsement. It was felt that countries should only commit themselves to aviation agreements for five years in Hew of the changes and developments in this branch of defence. —A. and N.Z.C.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10376, 6 April 1927, Page 5
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