asked the Secretary of State for Air whether it is proposed to operate an air-mail service to Lisbon for connection there with the Pan-American Airways Trans-Atlantic service in order to facilitate the arrival of journalists' despatches and the better distribution of British news in the United States of America?

An application for the necessary facilities for flight over Spain in connection with a proposed service to Lisbon has been made to the Spanish authorities, but their consent has not yet been given. In the meantime, the possibility of following an alternative route is being investigated.