Evening star., 1943-02-15
Fair AifieId Pacts
For Postwar Era
Urged by Ber|e
Morrow NotionoIism'
Must Be Avoided, He
Tells House Unit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Assistant Secretary OF state A. A,
Berle said today agreements for in
ternational, commercial use of avia-
tion fields and facilities after the
war must be made ION fair and
equitable basis"
Marrow nationalism" must be
avoided, he said.
Mr.. Berle's statement was made
before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. now considering contin-
uance of lease-lend, as the House
Interstate Commerce Committee ap-
proved measure rewriting the Civil
Aeronautics Act of 1888.
This committee declared there
should be every encouragement to
research and chronological improve
ments so that the unquestioned su-
premacy which this Nation enjoys
today in civil aeronautics will be
maintained during the period of
great international rivalry which
unquestionably will follow the war"
Agreements Expected.
Meanwhile, as interest mounted in
Congress on the broad problems Of
postwar aviation, the House Rules
Committee planned to meet tomor-
row to consider giving the green
light to resolution which would
set up standing committee on
aviation.
Mr.. Berle, in discussing military
development OF flying fields on for
eign soil, told the Foreign Affairs
Committee:
THE governments principally
concerned have recognized that civil
aviation will be an extremely i'm
portant factor in postwar life.
by reason of that fact these
governments, and particularly the
government Of Great Britain, accept
that agreements will be reached in
due course on a fair and equitable
basis, adequately recognizing the
interests of their respective coun-
tries in postwar civil aviation"
Representative Rogers, Repub-
lican of Massachusetts, remarked:
I'm the case of Russia we're Civ
ing an enormous amount (of lease
lend materials) without any as
surance Of protection in the future"
Unaware" Of Russian Fields.
Mr.. Berle said he was mot aware"
this country had any airfields in
Russia. despite published stories to
the effect that they were under
discussion, and referred Mrs. Rogers
to the War Department.
Representative Mundt, Republican.
OF South Dakota argued that lease
lend was powerful influence which
could be exercised now in horse
trading" for future security, and won
from Mr.. Berle the avowal that it
was mot a chip that should be
thrown into the jack pot and for
gotten
Mr.. Berle said Federal agencies
have been giving consideration over
many months to the problem of pro-
tecting American rights In post war
He disclosed that a COM
nittee had been set up, consisting OF
Robert A. Lovett, Assistant
Secretary of War; Artemus L. Gates, !
Assistant Secretary of the Navy:
Wayne C. Taylor, Undersecretary OF
Commerce, and L. WEIGH Pogue,
,hairman OF the Civil Aeronautics |
Board.
Landing Rights Discussed.
With specific reference to landing
lights in airfelds built with lease
end funds for the use of our mill
AIRY forces, one point must be made
lear" Mr.. Berle emphasized. "Ac-
'ess to these fields, through the air
,ver countries of our Allies, neces-
arily involves discussion Of the
arger question to the extent to
which we are prepared to afford ac-
;ess to landing fields in our own
country.
Plainly it cannot be expected
hat our planes shall be accorded
rights of landing, service and COM
access In foreign countries
If we adopt the policy of denying
access to the planes of those coun-
tries reaching our shores.
With this in mind. there has been
a general understanding that agree
ments on an equitable basis would
be reached in due time"
The Interstate Commerce Com
mittee, in its formal report, recog-
nized additional legislation might
be needed especially in the inter-
national sphere" but said this de-
Z
arrangements, as yet unmade."
The committee called upon Con-