Evening star., 1941-09-15
Hartman Mission
Reaches London on
Wayto Moscow
Group Will Continue on
Soon to Red Capital
For Aid PorIey
nv the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 15.-With one
wing of the r. A. F. reported already
in action against Germany on the
eastern front, the entire United
States mission to Moscow has arrived
in Britain for stop-over talks before
continuing on to the Russian capital
for consultation with the British
and Russians on how to beat Adolf
Hitler.
The r. A. F. units now in Russia
were only the advance guard of
greater forces to go, informed quar-
ters indicated, and the British press
carried reports that American-made
planes already were in the service
of the Red Air Force.
Junior members of the American
mission reached London yesterday
with the Russian Ambassador to
Washington, Constantin OumanSky,
after transatlantic plane flight,
and the American Embassy an
nounced today that w. Averell
Hartman, head of the mission, and
the remainder of the delegation had
arrived somewhere in the United
Kingdom"
Mr.. Hartman arrived in London
late today.
Anxious to Get to Moscow.
The delegation has been COM
missioned, with its British counter
part, to study with the Russians all
means of speeding supplies and
weapons of war to the Russian front
I'VE are anxious to get to Moscow
as soon as we can" Mr.. Hartman
said. 1--WE shall have consultations
with Lord Beaverbrook British
Minister of Supply and then hope
to get away as soon as possible"
Mr.. Hartman and other members
of the mission arrived in London
by air from somewhere in the
United Kingdom" where they had
landed earlier in the day in the
bomber which carried them across
the Atlantic.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
greeted Mr.. Hartman at an air
drome near London. Others in the
reception party included the Russian
Ambassador to London, Ivan
Maisky; the United States Ambas-
sador to London, John G. Winant;
Lord Beaverbrook, Capt. Harold Bal
four, British Undersecretary for Air,
and John D. Biggers, Washington's
lease-lend representative in London.
Had Excellent" Trip.
Mr.. Harrimans daughter, Kath-
leen, also was waiting for him. First
he rushed forward to greet her and
then turned to Mr. Eden, Lord Bea-
verbrook and Ambassador Maisky,
shaking hands warmly and calling
Lord Beaverbrook Max" Several of
Mr.. Harriman's colleagues were in
need of shaves. They explained
they had had no time for such mat
ters.
I'VE had an excellent trip" Mr.
Hartman said before he motored to
the United States Embassy with his
daughter and Ambassador Winant
Arriving with Mr.. Hartman were
these members of the mission: Ad-
miral W. H. Standley. Maj. Gen
James H. Burns and William l.. Bait.
Also on the plane were 1t. Gen.
Stanley D. Enbrick and Capt. Frank
P. Thomas, U. S. N.
One of the group said that the
only member not now in London is
Mai. Gen. George Brett, who will
probably go to Moscow by route
other than London" Gen. Brett is
with the British forces in Egypt.
One Wing Reaches Soviet.
Arrival of the first British flyers
In Russia was disclosed yesterday in
a brief announcement that one wing
of the r. A. F.-a self contained
unit with full flying and ground
personnel-had reached the Soviet.
Before the war wing normally
contained three squadrons, but the
precent strength of such unit-as
well as the number of planes in
squadron-is a military secret.
1t was presumed, however, that
the newly arrived unit consisted of
fighter aircraft, probably speedy
Hurricanes and Spitf1res such as
have formed the first line of defense
in Britain.
British newspapers carried reports
that the British flyers already had
reached the front and had gone into
action against the Germans-pre-
sumably in defense OF Leningrad.
1t was believed here the R. A. F.
contingent had been dispatched by
the shortest and fastest route
through the Arctic to Murmansk.
British forecast, however, that REIN
forcements would be sent by the
longer but safer 15,000-mile route
around the Cape of Good Hope, up
through the Persian Gulf and into
Russia by the newly-opened back
Goor route across Iran.
The Daily Telegraph, foreseeing a
steadily-increasing flow of aid to