Preoccupied Washington, May 17
The French Air Mir has de-
[sided to purchase 100 American "planes in view of the inability of French manufacturers to fulfil the first part of the Governments air expansion plans, according to rer irom Paris.
An official statement issued in the French capital expresses the hope that French manufacturers will be able to cope with the count! needs, The purchase of American planes by Great Britain, however, is now doubted.
According to well-informed officials here, the British Air Mission, whi Canada on Saturday, hes rethe Eritish Air Ministry agh prices are reasonable.
American manufacturers are too busy to produce planes in sufficient quantiies to meet British requirements. tay in the United States, British Empire Exhibition at Glasgow British Empire Exhibition grounds at Glasgow seen from the main was accompamed byt i sion made a thorough as of aircraft factories through-nut the country to determine how many planes and what fighting types aircraft could be obtained. embers of the Mission made no
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