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FLIGHT JULY 19TH, 1945 naval and land moves lies before them. Command oi the seas appears to have been obtained already. The Japanese battle fleet has so far declined to risk a decision and it is now probably so short of carriers, cruisers, and perhaps destroyers as well, that it could not now chal- lenge Admiral Nimitz with any hope of success. With command of the seas in their hands, the Allies have the choice of first invading the Japanese home islands or of deciding first to attack the enemy in China. Empire Partnerships and World RelationsB RITISH air services on the main routes serving the Empire were bound together on a single plan by last week's conference in London of the Commonwealth Air Transport Council. That plan embodied the principle of economic regulation which was rejected, for international application, by the coj ference at Chicago last year. The series of agreements negotiated last week was therefore declaration against uncontrolled competition Commonwealth and. an assertion of a genen intention .to insist on similar restraints in the the British nations with other Powers/on air transport services. As the Briton ; own air traffic between themselves, so th/y"expect other nations to agree to share witfc them tb^fctill wider traffic which touches their territories./Trhfls is the plan which was firmly opposed |by th/ United States at Chicago. It has been most readily accepted by the British Dominions and it will b/ irafJoied, |n essence^—-v on those foreign Powers whick-wam to handle trafjjc/a^ty/ British airports. Within the Commonweal)^! ' to foster co-operation. Outside the tendency to avoid British ports ajr6T)junctions has1 alre^fy appeared. With the help m-Eire, the United States could by-pass the United Kingdom on her services to Europe if she wished. She already has a route across G ON TENTS The Outlook War in the Air ..-_-. Here and There Short Sandrmgham - ' - New de Havilland Airscrews Bombers or Rockets ? - Pilot's View - - Essential Simplification - - - Progress with Jet Propulsion A Magnificent War Record Partnerships on Empire Routes Civil Aviation News - - - f Apprenticeship Training/ Correspondence . - - - ' Service Aviation - 57 59 61 63 66 67 68a 69 70 73 74 75 76 77 79 wi fin theBritish ?s of :t oi larmg ( J the Pacific to the Far East which calls at no British port. There are several other main routes on which all operating nations will require British sanction and will J evidently have to accept British conditions. Those con- ditions are solely economic. Next year the British will begin operating main-j line services under this system of mutual economic control. On their abilitj^o prove that it does [not dis^ courage enterprise oiftrcfiT to reward the efficient Operator' or hamper devdtrjpTjfent and expansion may w£ll depend he attitude^r^mer nations towards a similar plan in the tfiteXnatijjIial field. The last thing the British would \\osnrtrTfois to exclude other services, g-iie^fixst thing they are resolved upon is to avoid being swept off the main routes by competitors who have lesswvartime leeway to make up. In achieving that end and forestalling the bitterness that could arise, they assume an obligation to see that air transport users shall not suffer. The system has won Empire approval; vigour, enthusiasm and in- telligence in its application can win world approval for it. COMMONWEALTH AIR TRANSPORT CONFERENCE : Viscount Swinton, Minister of Civil Aviation, addr. Left to right: Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce, Viscount Swinton, G. Heaton Nicholls and the-Rt. Hon. Vincent s the delegates-
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