Aircraft: Delivery to belligerents 702/ /f /^0 if-
BRITISH EMBASSY,
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Bo. 388
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I hnvtj MM honour to infom you tJuat
/co32?G*   . o. T# Bennett, H. H* Nil on<3 I, f* Rase,
senior captains of the Brltteh overseas Airways
Corporation, Hi to be employed by Hie : a^eaty's
Oovemraent in flying ffrocs Canada to the united
Kingdom a number of military aireroft at pr -cent on
order to the United states for the toyal Mr MM*
Ifceae gentluuon ore now on their irejy fron Canada to
liOB Angeles end Bon I>ie<jo, California, to diooueo
with tlxe catap&nioo concerned the re<$iireiacnti3
neooaaary for flying the aircraft in queotio© from
Cene6c to the United ASngda*
I hew the honour to enquire whotlier
peroisoion xaX&it be Granted to Meaoro. Bennett, Page
and Kom on their arrival in California, to nek© one
or two teat flights on aircraft of ga* of the type*
on production for Hie i*ajooty,e Government* The
ear; anlea concerned are the iiOcfcheed, Consolidate
and Douglee Aircraft Corporations and penaiaeion for
the gentlercen to visit theac cocker.ioo haa already
been gpplied for in the uaual way through the United
State* war Departaent#   The gontlenen ore all
experienced pilots with nany thousand houra of flying
to/
Tlie Ifrnouroble
..ellca,
Acting gecretcry of Stete of the (Jniteg Stotce,
Washington, fe g*
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to their credit and have all boon la command of
British flying boats for some years.  All of then
hove also boon captains of aircraft crosoinr the
Atlantic on at least four occasions*
It is doolred that they should if ;>oooiblo
MtfH the test flights referred to within the next
ton d(-yo and I should thor fo:*e be grateful if the
matter might bo treated as urgent*
X have the honour to be,
with the highest consideration.
Sir,
Your nost obedient,
hurnbl; Gcrvr^t,
( jar) Lorax&?