Department of the Army Files
Minutes of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Air Directorate, Held at Berlin, December 8, 1945
DAIR/M(45)17
Members Present
| Major General R. W. Harper (Chairman) | U.S.A. |
| Air Marshal H. E. P. Wigglesworth | Gr. Br. |
| General de Brigade J. Guyot | France |
| Lt. Gen. of Avn. T. F. Kutzevalov | U.S.S.R. |
Others Present
| U.S.A. | Great Britain |
| Colonel H. Moore | Air V/Marshal A. P. Davidson |
| Colonel Hobbs | GP/Captain H. P. Broad |
| Lt. Col. Siebenaler | Wing Commander J. Hurry |
| Maj. A. I. Lavrow (Ink R) | F/Lieut. Rawlinson (Int. R) |
| Capt. A. N. Bebenin (Int. R) | F/Officer Pertschuk (Int. F) |
| Lt. W. M. Stack (Int. F) | |
| France | U.S.S.R. |
| Colonel E. M. Bizard | Major Gen. of Avn. S. K. Kovalev |
| S/Lieut D. Berdonneau (Int. E) | Lt. E. V. Bondarev (Int. F) |
| Asp. O. Tararine (Int. R) | Jr. Lt. Sachkov (Int. E) |
| Jr. Lt. Mirkind (Int. F) |
Secretariat
| Colonel C. J. Martin | U.S.A. |
| Lt. Col. J. J. LaRoche | U.S.A. |
| W/Cdr. C. D. Connerton | Gr. Br. |
| S/Ldr. J. W. Chubb | Gr. Br. |
| S/O C. M. A. Briggs | Gr. Br. |
| Lt. Col. P. A. Bloch | France |
| Lt. Col. J. I. Chernikov | U.S.S.R. |
| Major N. P. Brailovsky | U.S.S.R. |
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136. Report of Decision by Coordinating Committee on Air Corridors (CORC/P(45)170–(CONL/M(45)13–Conclusion 110).
The Directorate took note of the decisions of Control Council in CONL/M(45)13.
The Chairman expressed the opinion that action should be taken as soon as possible to place the approved corridors into operation, to coordinate the airways system in Germany, and also to fulfill the request by the Soviet authorities. All members of the Directorate agreed with this opinion.
In the course of a lengthy discussion it was established that the question of rules of the air for the approved air corridors, and the question of the Soviet request for certain facilities at airfields along the approved corridors were problems of equal importance.
All members of the Directorate agreed that both of these problems are of such an urgent nature that there must be a minimum of delay in implementing the decisions of the Control Council.
[Page 1585]The Chairman, summarizing the exchange of views, pointed out that the two requirements would be considered as separate problems and that the Committee on Aviation would be instructed to begin work immediately on both of the problems.
Accordingly,
The Air Directorate decided:
(136)a—to note the decisions of the Control Council and to comply therewith.
b—to instruct the Committee on Aviation to prepare for submission at the next meeting of the Air Directorate the rules of flight and requirements for navigational aids for airplanes using the approved corridors.
c—to instruct the Committee on Aviation to prepare for submission at the next meeting of the Air Directorate concrete proposals for the Soviet servicing parties at airfields in the Western Zones.
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Major General, U.S.A., Chairman
Air Marshal, Great Britain
General de Division, France
Lt. Gen. of Avn., U.S.S.R.