ATOMIC POWER

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23318, 29 September 1945, Page 5

ATOMIC POWER

Advanced German Research (11.25 p.m.) V/ASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Major A. P. de Seversky, special assistant to the War Secretary, reported after five mohths’ inspection in Europe that German scientists might have beaten the Allies in solving the atomic power riddle, if unrelenting air power had not interfered with research.

Major de Seversky, who is at present in the Pacific, declared that the Germans were achieving sensational developments when the Reich fell. The United States should bring German scientists to America and make them complete their experiments for the benefit of America. The American Air Force must be prepared to jettison all present equipment, because due to the advent of jet propulsion and tile faster-than-sound era in aircraft, design, it would be totally obsolete within 10 years. Major de Seversky interrogated German military leaders, scientists and officials, including Goering, and also Dr Robert Ley. He considers that Britain. France. Sweden. Switzerland end Germany excelled in high-speed flying research, jet propulsion, ballistics and synthetic fuels. Their jet design was more efficient than America's.