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- … Service advisers that this can only effectively be done by setting up in Australia machinery for the unified control of air operations and a joint United States-Australian Air Staff and Planning Committee. Our Chiefs of Staff are anxious that a meeting be arranged between themselves and the Chiefs of the American Naval and Air Forces in Australia to discuss and finalise the following matters:- (i) The number of service aircraft by types …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-05/405-dr-h-v-evatt-minister-for-external-affairs-to-mr-r-g-casey-minister-to-the-united-states
- … Australian Government, namely, the provision of sufficient aircraft to permit of the expansion of the Royal Australian Air Force to 71 squadrons. (The figure 71 is exclusive of 2 R.A.A.F. squadrons now overseas and the programme of expansion … upon the entry of Japan into the war, the Australian Government approved plans for the expansion of the Royal Australian Air Force to 73 squadrons to be formed by the end of last year. That programme was within the capacity of the Royal Australian Air Force so far as personnel is concerned. 4. Up to the present, however, the complete plan could not be adopted owing to …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/164-evatt-to-roosevelt
- … Agendum 804 CANBERRA, 23 February 1945 SECRET INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE, CHICAGO 1944 The Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, who was Chairman of the Australian Delegation to the International Civil Aviation Conference held at … 1st November - 7th December, 1944, [1] has presented to me his Report, a copy of which is attached. [2] The Minister for Air and Civil Aviation has recommended (see page 8 of the Report):- (a) that the Government approve of his action in signing … and (b) that the Australian Minister at Washington be authorised to sign on behalf of the Government the International Air Services Transit Agreement. The Interim Agreement referred to in (a) is described briefly in paragraphs 10-17 of the …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-08/42-full-cabinet-submission-by-curtin
- … had about 2 hours talk after dinner. I told him at the start of our talk that I wanted to go over the question of the Air against the Sea because I was anything but happy at the way in which the matter was developing. Pound then proceeded to … what Pound said was that his mind was running down the lines that it is frightfully difficult to get anything out of the Air Ministry but the position had slightly improved over the last two months, and the Air Ministry was becoming slightly more reasonable and the relations between the Admiralty and Air Ministry were improving. …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/25-note-by-bruce-of-conversation-with-pound
- … were obliged to leave Washington without complete satisfaction with our allocations of airplanes for the Royal Australian Air Force during the next 18 months. We do have a fundamental difference in our point of view. Our military doctrine calls for the greatest possible concentration and mobility of our striking air power. It is the strategy of the Axis to make us disperse our striking force around the periphery of their defense rings. Certainly the mobility of our Air Forces in the offensive ring around Japan would be diminished if we transferred nine heavy bomber squadrons from the …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/249-arnold-to-evatt
- … Agendum 1006 16 November 1945, PROPOSED RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT WITH U.S.A. REGARDING AIR TRANSPORT RIGHTS The American Legation, Canberra, has submitted to the Department of External Affairs a proposal that an air transport agreement be negotiated between the Australian and United States Governments and has submitted a draft … held at Chicago in November/December, 1944, drew up two draft multi-lateral agreements covering rights for international air services, namely:- (i) the International Air Services Transit Agreement (which conferred rights of transit and of …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-08/396-cabinet-submission-by-drakeford
- … January. 4. The Intelligence Reports have recently indicated that the Japanese are intensively consolidating an are of air bases extending through the Netherlands East Indies, Portuguese Timor, New Guinea, Rabaul and the Northern Solomons, to the Marshall Islands. 5. It would appear from their air superiority in the operations in Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies that they under-rated the strength that could be … Since their bitter experiences in the Solomons, New Guinea and the Bismarck Sea, they are apparently determined to secure air superiority in the arc I have described and concentrations of land forces are taking place. There is no evidence of air …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/139-curtin-to-churchill
- … exports (goods & services) 2011 (a) $ Billion Iron ore & concentrates 64.1 Coal 46.8 Gold (b) 16.0 Education-related travel services 15.1 Personal travel (excl education) services 11.8 Crude petroleum 11.5 Natural gas 11.1 Wheat 6.1 … Total other 17,332 29.4 Total services imports 59,001 100.0 (a) Balance of payments basis. (b) Passenger services include air transport-related agency fees & commissions. (c) Transportation operation lease fees are included. (d) Outbound tourism … Total other 13,308 26.6 Total services exports 50,104 100.0 (a) Balance of payments basis. (b) Passenger services include air transport-related agency fees & commissions. (c) Transportation operation lease fees are included. (d) Inbound tourism …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Pages/trade-policy-at-a-glance -
- … Naturally, we are disappointed with results at Sollum, particularly as we understand our forces had equality in tanks and air superiority. Members of Advisory Council were impressed with efforts being made to strengthen the tank and aircraft … Iraq and Iran, as for all practical purposes it will then be only in this region or against Britain that their land and air forces can be used. It follows that every aeroplane and armoured fighting vehicle that can be got into the Middle East … It is good to learn of their splendid morale and their strength in certain material aspects. But our reports suggest that air support at Tobruk is inadequate to counter heavy sustained air attacks. Would be glad if the attention of Air Command, …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-04/522-mr-r-g-menzies-prime-minister-to-mr-w-s-churchill-uk-prime-minister
- … SECRET AND PERSONAL 1. During last few days War Cabinet have been considering whole problem of future requirements in air strength and nature of effort likely to be required. Conclusion reached and [1] problem is one of vital importance especially in the light of the success obtained by the German Air Force in helping to achieve rapid subjugation of Poland. It is now abundantly clear that overwhelming Air Force will be needed in order to counter German air strength and, in combination with other military measures and …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-02/244-mr-a-eden-uk-secretary-of-state-for-dominion-affairs-to-mr-rg-menzies-prime-minister