SIGNED AT OTTAWA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 December 1939, Page 5

SIGNED AT OTTAWA

EMPIRE AIR TRAINING AGREEMENT OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF CO-OPERATION. DECISIVE CONTRIBUTION TO VICTORY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, December 17. The Dominions Office and the Air .Ministry announce that “an agreement, which applies to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as the United Kingdom. and which provides for the carrying out of Ihe Empire air training scheme, was signed at Ottawa early on Sunday morning. "Lord Riverdale, the head of the British air training mission, signed the agreement on behalf of the United Kingdom Government. “The scheme is an outstanding example of Empire co-operation and is destined to play a decisive part in the achievement of victory.” A message from Ottawa says that the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr Mackenzie King, in a national-wide broadcast on the details of the air training agreement, revealed that 67 training schools manned by a ground staff of 40,000 will be required. Canada’s share will cost 350,000.000 dollars, making the cost of the war to Canadians 1,000,000 dollars daily. Mr King said that the scheme would establish Canada as one of the greatest air training centres in the world, a radio message reports. The scheme would last till March. 1943, when itwould be extended or terminated according to circumstances.