U.S. SENSATION
CORRUPTION AJND INEFFICIENCY
AIR HEAD’S FAILURE
(United I'resa Association—By Electrio
Telegraph—Copyright;.
(Received this, day at 1.43 p.m.) : WASHINGTON, June 17. The Congressional Committee, alter four months’ investigation of the Military Aviation Department, issued a sensational report to-day making charges .of corruption and inefficiency, of purchases of aircraft and equipment “endangering .adequate (national defence.”
Without charging him with dishonesty 1 the Committee recommends that Ala jo i’-C cme rid Benjamin Foulois, chief of the Army Aim Corps, be removed for “gross misconduct and inefficiency. .It is claimed that he was largely responsible' for the _ Army’s fiasco m carrying the air mail. ; During the Committee’s hearing. it M- a s intimated that home flying officials received bribes from aeroplane manufacturers for favouring thc-ir products. This was conveyed in devious manners. It was alleged, that in several cases manufacturers’ representatives engaged officials in “friendly” games of poker land almost invariably lost large sums.
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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1934, Page 6
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