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JANUARY I6, 1909. EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE OF THE FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE, .. HELD IN LONDON ON JANUARY 11TH AND 12TH, 1909. (Officially communicated by the Secretary of the Aero Club of the U.K.) Federation Aeronautique Internationale.DELEGATES. FRANCE. Count de Castillon Saint-Victor. M. Ferber. M. Pierre Gasnier. Count de la Vaulx. M. Ernest Zens. M. Paul Rousseau. BELGIUM. Baron Guy van Zuylen. Ademar de la Hault. Fernand Jacobs. SWITZERLAND. Col. Schaeck. GERMANY. Prof. Busley. Lieut.-Col. Moedebeck. Capt. Hildebrandt. Herr Stade. Herr Eschenbach. Herr Hiedemann. Herr Wurmbach. G. M. Herrmann. H. Manns, de C. Schiitze. H. Oestereich. SPAIN. Col. Vives y Vich. Capt. Kindelan. AERO CLUK OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Ernest C. Bucknall. Yice-Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E. Martin Dale. Prof. A. K. Huntington. V. Ker-Seymer. C. F. Pollock. Hon. C. S. Rolls. Viscount Royston. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. AMERICA. Roger W. Wallace, K.C.E. Clouth. At the meeting of the Bureau of the F.A.T., consisting of R. W. Wallace, K.C., Count de la Vaulx, Prof. Busley, and M. Fernand Jacobs, at the Ritz Hotel, on Monday, January nth, 1909, in the absence of M. Georges Besancon, who was prevented from attending through illness, Mr. J. H. Ledeboer was elected to act as Secretary for the F.A.I, during the present Conference. In the absence of Prince Roland Bonaparte, President of the F.A.I., Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C, took the chair at the Conference that opened at 2.30 p.m. The application for admission to the F.A.I, of the Aero Club of Odessa, as representing Russia, was con- sidered, and it was decided to postpone the admission until the next Conference. The following official resolutions were passed :— Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. The International Conference, meeting to decide the winner of the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, declares ;— That, having taken note of the official award of the German Club, whereby Col. Schaeck was, exclusively on a point of law, declared the winner ; That, having considered the various proposals sub- mitted to the meeting, some of which suggested the annulment of the race, whilst others suggested that the first place should be awarded to Mr. John Dunville and that Col. Schaeck should be disqualified, regrets That the interpretation of its rules prevents this Con- ference from giving retroactive effect to the decision of May 27th, 1908 ; further regrets. That, having before him the proposition put forward in a perfect spirit of sport by the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, Col. Schaeck should have expressed his willingness that the first prize should be awarded to the Aero Club which had protested against him, provided that he himself were awarded a place in the race, and to accept the division with Mr. Dunville of the sum of 12,500 frs. This attitude is deplored by the Conference, which nevertheless confirms the classification of the German Chib. The Definite Settlement of the General Regulations of Dirigible Balloon and Aviation Contests. The regulations drawn up and presented by the Aero Club de France were provisionally adopted. A com- mittee, consisting of Count de La Vaulx, Lieut.-Col. Moedebeck, Prof. Huntington, and M. Fernand Jacobs, was appointed to consider these regulations, and report thereon to the next conference of the F.A.I. The Settlement of the General Rules for the Gordon- Bennett Aviation Cup for 1909. The rules drawn up and presented to the Conference by the Aero Club de France were provisionally approved. The following special conditions apply to the contest for the present year:— The contest to be held round a circuit (without a re- entrant angle) having a perimeter of from 5 to 10 kiloms. ; the total distance to be accomplished by each competitor not to be less than 20 kiloms. from the starting post to the finishing post. Machines will be allowed to come to the ground and start again during their circuit. Prizes of £48,000. On the proposal of the Aero Club de Belgique the Conference approved the creation of an International prize, amouming to ^48,000, devoted to dirigible balloons and flying machines. The Aero Club of America proposed that this Confer- ence of the F.A.I, should approve the creation of a commission empowered to discuss with the various clubs the question of International law, of the rights of indi- viduals and the State, such as the regulation of traffic, so far as this concerns aerial navigation; the commis- sion to consist of three members from each affiliated Club, to include one military representative, one naval representative, and one legal representative. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. It was unanimously decided to postpone the close of entries for the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race from February 1st to March 15th, 1909, and the Swiss Aero Club was empowered to negotiate with the Societa Aeronautica Italiana with a view to holding the next Conference in Switzerland in connection with the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race instead of at Milan as previously arranged. Luncheon to the Delegates. Mr. Frank H. Butler entertained the Delegates to lunch at the Royal Automobile Club on Tuesday, Jan. 12th. Banquet to the Delegates. Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., Chairman of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, entertained the Delegates at the Cafe Imperial at the close of the Conference. Amongst the speakers were Count Wrangle, the Swedish Ambassador, Sir David Salomons, Count de la Vaulx, Prof. Busley, Col. J. E. Capper, Col. Schaeck, Lt.-Col. Moedebeck, and Mr. F. Jacobs. 43
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