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- … for full internationalisation might arouse suspicion that it is aimed at limiting their undoubted potential advantages in air transportation and might immediately lead to the presentation of an alternative plan designed to conserve purely … collaboration in civil aviation for mutual benefit might best be secured through: (a) General inclusion of all air transport services within the terms of a convention which would supersede and take over the powers of the International Convention on Aerial Navigation with powers revised and extended to control all International Air Transport. (b) Actual operation of certain services (i.e. main International routes) by an International Air Transport …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/188-commonwealth-government-to-attlee
- … (Major Neves da Fontoura), who passed through Java on his way to Dilli last week, had expressed to me his desire that air communication with Portuguese Timor might be established, preferably by a British line. 2. I received a visit yesterday from Mr W. Hudson Fysh, Managing Director of the Queensland and Northern Territories Air Services ('Qantas'), who is on his way to London to confer with Imperial Airways on matters of common interest. I … by Major da Fontoura, suggesting at the same time that recent developments in Timor might make the establishment of an air connection with Dilli of greater interest both to the Australian Government and to Imperial Airways than it had hitherto …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-01/68-lt-col-w-r-hodgson-secretary-of-department-of-external-affairs-to-mr-m-l-shepherd-secretary-of-department-of-defence
- … was considered from the Defence aspect and primarily, in relation to its usefulness in the operation of a Southern air route between Australia and South Africa should it become necessary for strategic reasons. The Committee considered that it appeared unlikely that, in the foreseeable future, there would be a need from the Defence aspect to establish air communications along this route. The value of such a meteorological station for the use of shipping would be very … paragraph 3 above. H.D. PRESTON for Secretary, Defence Committee L. HAMILTON (Admiral) Chief of the Naval Staff G. JONES (Air Marshal) Chief of the Air Staff S.F. ROWELL (Lieut-General) Vice-Chief of the General Staff V. W. QUEALY Asst. Sec, …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-12/574-defence-committee-minute-without-agendum-1
- … grasp them. 4. MacArthur says that the immediate objective is to provide in the Southwest Pacific Area naval, land and air forces to make it secure as a springboard for ultimate offensive action, and he has cabled to the President [4] through … forces:- Navy-Two aircraft carriers. Army-An Army corps of three Divisions, fully trained and equipped for operations. Air Force-A first line strength of 1,000 aircraft. 5. I find that MacArthur is in general agreement with the views we have … point of difference from our own Chiefs of Staff's earlier appreciations is the statement that without adequate naval and air power 25 divisions are necessary for the defence of Australia. He says that if the enemy has superior naval and air …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-05/487-mr-john-curtin-prime-minister-to-dr-h-v-evatt-minister-for-external-affairs-in-london
- … It is clear, however, that the clearance of the Red Sea route is one of the urgent and major necessities. 8. From the air point of view there can be no question that British shipping in the Red Sea would be open to air attack in considerable force. 9. From latest reports, which admittedly are not up to date, the Italians have in Italian … from one area to another without much difficulty if petrol facilities allowed. Shipping could come under Italian air attack from the entrance to the Gulf of Aden to as far north as Port Sudan. Our air forces at Aden consist of some 24 …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-03/204-appreciation-by-chiefs-of-staff-for-war-cabinet
- … set out a summary of the talks at the recent conference in London on post-war civil aviation, I have just received from Air Marshal Williams a signal containing certain other important details which will, I feel sure, be of interest to you. The … convention be sought on the general framework drawn up by the technical subcommittee and that- (a) an international air transport authority (I.A.T.A.) be set up with an operational executive and regional panels to administer that … which was in operation in civil aviation prior to the war. Probably that requiring most attention is the right of foreign air lines to pick up passengers, although K.N.I.L.M. [2] all [sic] enjoyed that privilege in Australia without restriction …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-06/300-drakeford-to-curtin
- … the unconditional surrender of the Japanese by:- (a) Lowering Japanese ability and will to resist by establishing sea and air blockades, conducting intensive air bombardment, and destroying Japanese naval and air strength. (b) Invading and seizing objectives in the industrial heart of Japan. We have not hitherto planned to provide …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-08/126-churchill-to-curtin-1
- … of Australia for personal information of the Acting Prime Minister and communication to the Ministers for the Navy, Army, Air and Chiefs of Staff. [1] After discussions at Singapore and with the Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies [2] … Cabinet. 1 Respectively W. M. Hughes, P. C. Spender, John McEwen, Lt Gen V. A. H. Sturdee, Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin and Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett. 2 Jonkheer Dr A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer. 3 Corrected from the copy … to United Kingdom, 1941. Paper No. 5. Staff Conversations with United States of America and Netherlands East Indies. 4 Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham. [AA:CP290/6, 70] Last Updated: 11 September 2013 … Cablegram GR228 (extract) …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-04/261-mr-r-g-menzies-prime-minister-to-mr-a-w-fadden-acting-prime-minister
- … interests from obtaining a predominant control over Portuguese Timor. From the point of view of the development of air communications to this end, it is now clear that it is impracticable to extend the Empire Air Mail Scheme to include Dilli. It would be possible to provide an air service from Australia, terminating at Dilli at an estimated annual cost of 5,000, but although such a service would be …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Pages/volume-01/172-mr-f-g-shedden-secretary-of-department-of-defence-to-lt-col-w-r-hodgson-secretary-of-department-of-external-affairs
- … the letter public. 2 2. Head and the C in C Far East have agreed that something must be done and in particular that an Air Identification Area should be proclaimed within which unauthorised aircraft would be intercepted. 3 The proclamation … of fighters. 3. Malaysians have no knowledge of when the Indonesians might take direct action. The proclamation of the Air Identification Area will in itself be a clear warning to Indonesia. 4 4. I drew the attention of Razak and Ghazali to … part 21] 1 19 February. It advised that the Malaysians had asked the British for protection against violation of their air space, including a request that intruding Indonesian planes should be shot down if necessary. 2 Razak had written in …https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/volume-25/Pages/162-cablegram-from-critchley-to-canberra -