Item BROOKE-POPHAM 5/5 - Correspondence, 1940, with Sir Arthur Street about the Empire Air Training Scheme in South Africa

Personal correspondence between Brooke-Popham and Sir Arthur William Street, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Air, concerning the implementation of the Empire Air Training Scheme in South Africa, notably Brooke-Popham's visits to Kenya and Southern Rhodesia, giving details of and the location and building of training schools, the calibre of the Air Force Headquarters Staff, and the need for additional equipment; the development of the scheme in South Africa, including the need for additional RAF instructors, aeroplanes and equipment, the calibre of the existing personnel and organisation, and the attitude of the South African people towards the British and the Empire Air Training Scheme. 1 file, 9 items.