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One cannot expect, and no one in authority recommends that the Government become involved in subsidizing commercial aviation. The Government will not therefore be directly concerned with civil aviation other than for its own uses, as for instance, in the mail and forestry services. These uses of aircraft, as well as military and naval aviation, are specialized to meet the demands of the several departments of the Government employing them. It would be uneconomical to set up a large overhead for the purpose of coordinating procurement for these activities whose spheres of action and equipment are so divergent. 

The President's Aircraft Board meets this question by the establishment of the office of an additional Assistant Secretary of War, of the Navy and of Commerce. 

For the above reasons, adherence to the recommendation of the President's Aircraft Board is advocated and no further legislation is recommended. 

President's Aircraft Board. 
"To the end that this important field (Civil Aviation) should receive the attention it deserves, we recommend that provision be made for a Bureau of Air Navigation under an additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce."

Lampert Committee. 
(9) "That Congress provide by law for the regulation and encouragement of commercial flying through a Bureau of Air Navigation in the Department of Commerce. Provision should be made for the charting of airways, for emergency fields, aircraft facilities, night flying and specialized weather information service. That so far as practical such developments should be preceded by essential engineering surveys."

Legislation to provide for an additional Assistant Secretary of Commerce for aviation is now before Congress. Other than the Bingham Bill, S-41, and the additions thereto suggest by G-3, no legislation is recommended. 

President's Aircraft Board. 
Not covered. 

Lampert Committee. 
(10) "That Army and Navy landing fields and facilities be made available for civilian aviation so far as practicable. 

Unless Congressional action be had this procedure would be, in part at least, illegal. Army Air Service facilities are maintained

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