The Archive · 1938

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The Committee recognize, and the Government agree, that the civil and mnillitary aspects of aviation cannot be fundamentally separated. The unlented effort the Air Ministry Tecently had to make in the military. sphere has necessarily created the impression that civil aviation has received less attention than is right, but the Government feel that it is now possible to make further efforts to ist civil aviation and substantially (6. Improve its organization.

"The most important of the decisions reached by the Government on the recommendations of the Committee Felate to an increase of expenditure} fon civil aviation, and the allocation of external routes between Imperial Airways and British Airways, Other decisions affect the administrative reorganization of these companies and measures to strengthen the civil aviation organization within the Air Ministry ax well as matters of research and development, includ-the recommendations of the! Maybury Committee.

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Teed kth let eye int CRAT ton aha dio PR baer appiniment Dieter of iti understood that Col St Donald patio PovmagentSesetry of the Airing wi ye appa tothe fine wit continue us Diestor a Avon The Government have not yet reached a decision on the suggestion of the Committee that a Parliamentary Under-Secretary solely concern-with civil aviation should be appointed, Maintenance ficiency The Committee was not called upon to consider either broad questions of principle on which the policy of the Government has been fully explained to Parliament, or matters relating to the development of civil aviation within the United Kingdom which were the subject of an enquiry and report by the Moybury Committe In regard (0 the aircraft industry, the' Government will give special consideration to the question of obsolesceniee and replacement in deter mining the allocation of increased subsidy payments.

The Government agree that the assistance already given should con tinue for the development and prov Jduetion, within the next five years, fof an improved engine of Diesel type.

The Committee state, and the Government agree, that research into the icing problem must be pressed forward.

"A. proposal that an ineldenee pets rol-tax on internal air liner should be considered or should be subsidized was rejected on the score of impracticability.

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