| Show WEST EUROPE AIR DEFENSES PACT DRAFTED I Proposed Accord Is Studied in Paris Rome London Copyright 1935 1935 Associated Press I LONDON LONDON I May 3 An 3 An auth authoritative rita rita- tive source revealed today that a draft of a plan for tor a western Europ European European Euro Euro- p an aviation pact has been drawn and has been taken tal under consideration consideration consideration consider consider- In Paris Rome and London simultaneously with the receipt of information In high British quarters quarters quarters that Germany has facilities for building building- airplanes a month as replacements The British air ministry meeting Hitler's challenge in inthe inthe inthe the air undertook a new program for Cor substantial increases in British fighting planes airdromes and royal royal royal roy roy- al air force personnel This program program program pro pro- gram will be presented to parliament parliament parlia parlia- ment within two weeks The air pact as now drafted is said to include an agreement to call calla a halt in airplane construction Well VeU informed sources stated that the draft thus far tar has not been submitted submit submit- ted to Berlin but that Germanys Germany's signature as well as Belgium's is contemplated In order to fulfill Prime Minister Ramsay MacD MacDonald's pledge that Great Britain will keep leep pace with Germany In aviation it was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that at least more British Brit British British Brit Brit- ish fighting planes must be built buit at once The increases provided pro d for fog fogless less Jess than three months ago would bring the home defense strength to planes at the end of 1935 The British government had admitted admitted admitted ad ad- that it does not know the precise strength of Germanys Germany's air force but Sir John Simon foreign reign secretary revealed that Hitler's re recent recent recent re- re cent claim to equality in the air meant that Germany now has more than war planes equal to Great Britain's line first-line home and overseas overseas over over- seas strength France to Aid Russ Rail Work PARIS May 3 UP It Fl It was author- author Continued on Pue Two I WEST EUROPE AIR PACT DRAWN Continued from froni rue Pace One learned today that the French will vill assist s soviet iet Russia In renovating her western frontier railways and strategic read systems ms as an immediate result of the accord accord accord ac ac- ac- ac cord for mutual assistance between the Paris Path and Moscow governments The first outcome of the signing of the tho treaty is expected to be a consultation between the general army staffs of or the two nations in order t to determine Russia's ability rapidly to transport troops in case of need As soon a as this is established it was authoritatively learned plans will be drawn to aid Russia through the use of French engineers and the sale ale to Russia of French materials such as machinery and other manu manu- products necessary for railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road reorganization The estimated cost of railroad reorganization re- re organization in hi soviet Russia is about f cs the greater great great- er part of which will be furnished by French companies II Groundwork Laid It was understood this sum would be financed by the importation of Russian oils and metals The gro groundwork for such transactions already has been laid In the Fran Fran- Russian co-Russian commercial treaty in effect for the last two years An official loon loan to Russia will not be made French officials said declaring de de declaring de- de claring daring that whatever aid is given will be handled through the tho commercial commercial com coin mercial exchanges The Russian Franco a agreement was sent to other nations of Europe for study Foreign Minister Pierre Laval who signed the agreement yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day with Soviet So Ambassador Vadimir Vladimir Vladimir Vadi- Vadi mir expected to take advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of his forthcoming Moscow trip next Thursday to stop off in Warsaw and attempt to quiet Poland's Polands Polands Poland's Polands Poland's Po Po- Po- Po lands land's anxiety over the accord I Poland wedged between Russia and Germany German apparently fears that the pacts pact's provision for military assi assistance as as- si tance in the event the tho league of nations is unable to determine deal with an aggressor may embroil her in int international com corn Further negotiations to organize the security of eastern castern Europe got under way as a result of the Fran Fran- Russian co-Russian agreement Nicholas president of df the little entente entente entente en en- tente nations Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia and Rumania came to Paris today from the Riviera and talked with Foreign Minister r Laval Meanwhile a dispatch from Nancy Nancy Nancy Nan Nan- cy published in the newspaper Le LeMaUn Matin MaUn said German armed forces were ready to occupy the demilitarized demili emili- I Rhineland zone at a moments moment's mo mo- ments ment's notice |
