841.796/10–444
The Ambassador in Canada (Atherton) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 7.]
Sir: I have the honor to report that Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced last evening that officials of British Commonwealth governments would meet in Montreal beginning October 23rd to discuss the establishment of inter-Empire air routes. Operational and technical problems will be discussed in connection with post-war air services and also routes which may be operated during wartime.
It is expected that the conference will put forward certain recommendations for consideration by the respective governments. Decisions on matters of policy, it is stated, will not be made. This conference precedes by about a week the Air Conference scheduled to be held in Washington and it seems likely that its chief aim will, in [Page 552] fact, be to harmonize the views of the various units of the British Empire.
Respectfully yours,
Second Secretary of Embassy