500.A15A4 Air Armaments/14: Telegram
The Acting Chairman of the American Delegation (Gibson) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 16—10:30 p.m.]
31. General Simonds and Admiral Hepburn request that the following message be transmitted to War and Navy Departments as coming from them:
“Request studies be made as to effect on national defense of (1), abolition of bombardment aviation (2), prohibition of aerial bombing (3), internationalization of civil aviation. Conclusions of Department to be furnished by cable as soon as practicable and completed studies to arrive Geneva not later than April 20”.