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- … 119 MELBOURNE, 5 February 1941 JAPAN AND THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION (The three Chiefs of Staff [1] and the Minister for Air [2] were present during the latter part of the discussion on this subject). At the request of the non-Government … R.A.A.F. should be strengthened. The danger to Australia would come in the first place from the sea, secondly from the air, while the Army would only be brought into full action after both the Navy and Air Force had failed. It was decided at this stage of the proceedings to have the Chiefs of Staff attend the meeting. Mr. …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-04/271-advisory-war-council-minute
- … out a strong case and to press the view on Washington that the United States Chiefs of Staff have allotted insufficient air forces to the South and South-West Pacific Areas. (3) The reasons for this may be briefly stated as follows:- (a) According to our information, the maximum Japanese air force that is likely to be deployed in this area is 650 aircraft, though, as Mr. Curtin states, there is of course room for more. (b) The Japanese air force is a waning force, and its commitments elsewhere are unlikely to decrease. (c) It is understood that United States …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/145-churchill-to-curtin
- … confidence in your discretion. General Auchinleck's telegram is the result of prolonged consultation with Naval and Air Commanders in the Middle East. 2. You will see from his telegram that if you insist upon relief of Australians in … October, which is the very time when all preparations for the offensive will be intense and when preparatory work of the Air Force will demand their complete concentration on the enemy's rear areas, dumps and air fields. In no case could you make any statement to the Commonwealth Parliament, because any suggestion in public that …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-05/64-lord-cranborne-uk-secretary-of-state-for-dominion-affairs-to-mr-a-w-fadden-prime-minister
- … which they have held. We have noted also the extent of United States plans for participation in international air services as shown by the recent announcement of the Civil Aeronautics Board [2] regarding routes considered suitable for … the Commonwealth meeting last October [3], it would be profitable to make further progress with practical plans for air services connecting the various countries of the British Commonwealth. We suggest that this might most usefully be … such a meeting would be- (1) Basis on which the members of the Commonwealth might participate in the organisation of such air services. In this connection we have seen with interest the provisional scheme drawn up by the Australian …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-07/240-cranborne-to-commonwealth-government
- … to withdraw capital ships from the Eastern Mediterranean. This withdrawal can only be offset by maintaining sufficient air striking forces at Malta and in Cyrenaica to make, in conjunction with our submarines, operation of Italian heavy ships … hold: (a) in the Indian Ocean. (i) Burma (particularly Rangoon and the Irrawaddy Basin). (ii) Ceylon and other naval and air bases. We recognise the importance of providing adequately for land and air defence of Burma both for immediately defensive and eventually offensive needs. Burma also contains our only effective …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-05/215-lord-cranborne-uk-secretary-of-state-for-dominion-affairs-to-mr-john-curtin-prime-minister
- … will be integrated into the occupation forces under the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. 2. The participation of Air forces is accepted in principle. The strength of the air component will be determined after conversations in Tokyo on the basis of the requirements of the Supreme Commander for … six months after formal notification by either party in the event of no agreement. 6. The manner of integration of ground Air and Naval forces of the British Commonwealth in the occupation of Japan will be as agreed between the Supreme Commander …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-08/440-evatt-and-lavarack-to-chifley
- … Hodgson, Secretary of the Department of External Affairs, and Mr. Gullick, Private Secretary, will leave Sydney by air on Monday next. (b) On the 28th of the month, Mr. Forde, Deputy Prime Minister and Dr. Evatt, Minister for External Affairs, with staff will leave Sydney by air for general talks in fulfilment of the Australian New Zealand Agreement. [1] We hope that these proposals will be … satisfactory. Ends. 2. Please do not give any publicity at present. 3. If proposals are satisfactory please arrange for air transport immediately after arrival from Auckland to Wellington and accommodation for party mentioned in 2(a). 1 …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-07/309-department-of-external-affairs-to-dalton
- … Canberra, 28 January 1966 Secret Air violations of New Guinea border The background to the attached Sydney Morning Herald story in today's paper 2 is as … border between Papua and New Guinea. 5 3. Since becoming aware of the above, we have been in touch with the Department of Air to check that no further violations, deliberate or otherwise, have taken place from our side to ensure that they do not occur in future. If the need arises for Australia to protest to the Indonesians over air violations of the Territory, we need a record from our side of strict observance of the border. 4. As you will see from …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-26/Pages/006-submission-jockev-to-hasluck -
- … American countries were not prepared to grant the 'freedoms' [3] and in consequence there would be little chance of any air transport convention being adopted Canada told the British Commonwealth that she would not grant even the first two … route irrespective of the traffic. (2) A fair division of traffic offering between terminal points of international air routes. For example, the United States would operate a service to London and then on to Australia using the four … nature. It can recommend but has no power to regulate. 5. Thus [5] position is that the conference will produce- (a) An air navigation convention with technical annexes which will supersede the Paris [6] and Havana conventions [7] on …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-07/364-hodgson-to-evatt
- … PRIME MINISTER MOST SECRET At War Cabinet tonight after Churchill had told full story of American and British naval and air losses I suggested that the most important question was how we could make the best use of our joint limited resources to … strength in the Far East and of the physical impossibility of supplies of aeroplanes from Britain either by boat or by air under the new circumstances that had arisen. [2] The Minister for Air [3] said that this matter was already being explored. The Minister of Aircraft Production [4] and [he] himself both …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-05/183-sir-earle-page-special-representative-in-the-united-kingdom-to-mr-john-curtin-prime-minister