Evening star., 1944-11-05
u. 5. Removes Russia
From Proposed Air
Transport Routes
By the Associated Press.

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CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-The United
States, which has taken the posi-
ton that seats in the Executive
Council Of a proposed World Air
Authority should be available to
Russia, If she wants them, has
nonetheless deleted the Soviet
Union from her program for de-
sirable air routes.
This was shown today in COM
parison of the 20 routes submitted
to the Internationa. Civil Aviation
Conference with the corresponding
list of routes made public by the
Civil Aeronautics Board last June
as world pattern of 100000 miles
of American flag skyways.
The submission of the route pat
tern to conference committee fol-
lowed the presentation of a pro-
posed multilateral treaty to another
committee in which provision was
made for two seats for Russia, a
representation equal to that of
either the entire British Empire or
the United States.
Spanish Stops Are Added.
Along with the removal of points
in Russia from its air transport
pattern deemed desirable for Amer
ican operation, the revised draft
showed the addition of stops in
Spefn, the Netherlands and Ro-
mania.
Amsterdam and Bucharest were
added to routes extending from New
York to Cairo by way of New
Foundland or Labrador, Fire, Eng
land, Netherlands. Germany Czech
oslovakia, Austria, Romania, and
Iran.
Helsinki, Leningrad, Moscow,
Teheran and Basrs were cut of
another route originating in New
York and reaching Stockholm by
way of New Foundland or Labrador,
Greenland, Iceland, and Oslo.
A proposed route from New York
to Madrid was extended to Bar
celona, Madrid was added to a route
between Lisbon and Algers, and
Seville and Barcelona We're added
as stops on route segment from
Natal to Paris.
Alaska-Calcutta Route Dropped.
An entire route segment branch
ing out from Alaska to Calcutta
was eliminated, apparently because
1t called for stops in Russia. That
route. as announced in June, would
have provided for stops at an un-
named point in Siberia, Vladivostok,
Mukden, Shanghai, Hongkong or
Canton and Hanoi, a leg of the
route from Mukden to Peiping and
Chungking also was deleted.
The current route pattern retains.
however, the segment originating
in Alaska and reaching either Hong
kong or Canton by way of Unalas-
ka, kiska, Paramushiro, Tokyo and
Shanghai
The addition of cities in Spain
probably resulted from an agree
ment worked out with that govern
ment by' a special mission which
went overseas last summer. Spain
Is one of the three countries de.
scribed as hostile" in Russia's ex-
planation OF her decision toe stay
away from the conference.
No Latin n-American Additions.
The United States action with
respect to routes undoubtedly is TIED
up with a geographic situation
whereby it is not necessary to cross
Russia to reach another country. A
similar geographic situation exists
with respect to Argentina. which
was not invited to Chicago. How
ever. the proposed pattern fol
American flag lines does not add
substantially to routes in Latin
America already being flown by
Pan-American Always and PAN
American-Grace Airways, which in
cludes service to Buenos Aires. Ad-
ditional routes in Latin America are
being sought by various United
States airlines.
A story in the Chicago Tribune
today, charging Undersecretary of
State Adolf A. Berle, jr., chairman
OF the American delegation, with
backing a plan that would sell OUT
United States interests in aviation
drew from him this press conference
statement in response to request
L don't have to inform you gen.
tlemen that there is a national elec-
ton on and a campaign incident
thereto, and that a certain local
newspaper has taken a very vivid
interest therein"
Berle Speaks Of Good Will.
Asked for comment on what has
been done in the conference thus
far, Mr.. Berle said that "the great
est good will has obtained among all
the delegates and officers of the con.
ference so that the tapping Il
rapidly being ironed out and in nv
limited experience I have never seer
group that worked more happily
together"
The Netherlands is the only
country other than the United
States which has thus far submitted
route proposals to the conference
but the United Kingdom is expected
to do so shortly.
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