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:136 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF" THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WASHINGTON ADDRESS DF"F"ICIAL. CORRESPONDENCE TD THE SOARD Dear Sir: Referring to the Board's letter of Februar.i 5, 1942, (S-436), there is transmitted herewith a copy of a memorandum dated Februar; 5, 1942, with attachment, sent to Government depal~tments and agencies b,r Brigadier Gen~ era.l Donald H. Connolly, U.S.A., Military Director of Civil Aviation, regarding priority travel on scheduled air carriers. It will be noted that "Priorities for Air Transportation", Directive No. 3, which s.ccompa.nies the memor8...YJ.durn referred to, supersedes previous instructions and is designed to clarifY the procedure to be followed in making application for both passenger an.d cargo priority space. In this connection attention is called to the "Priority Cla3sifications 11 which have been established and to the fact that the wording of the priority certificate has been changed b"J the substitution· of the word 11 request 11 for the phrase "is hereq.r granted". VerJ- truly yours, ~~·· L. P. Bethea, Assistant Secretary. Enclosu~e '1'0 'I'.HE P.RESIDEN'rS OF ALL FED.EB.AL RJ;:SERVE BAHKS 137 S-438-a HE.ADQU.Ai1TERS OF THE ARliiY AIR FORCES WAR DEPAJlTMENT Washington, D. C. February 5, 1942 1. "Priorities for Air Transportation," Directive No. 3, dated February 5, 1942, is here-by pubUshE:ld for the :information and guidanee of all concerned. (Signed) Donald H. Connolly DONALD H. CONNOLLY Brigadier General, U. s. Arrow !Hlita.ry Director of Civil Aviation ? 138 S-'-t3B-a HEADQUAHTERS OF THE AfiMY AIR FORCES VJAR DEPAHTMENT Washington Date February 2= 19fr2. ?RIOHITIES FOh. AIR TH.ii.NSPORTATION DIRECTIVE NO. 3 SECTION I - PRIORITY CLASCIFICATIONS l. GENEJJI.L Directive No. 3 supersedes and cancels Directive No. l, issued January 15, 19h2, and Dir,:;ctive No. 2, issued J<:muary 23, 1942. It is the intent of this Directive, which combines and amplifies the two previous Directives, to further clarify the subject of Priorities for Air Transporta.tion and the procedure to be followed in r;::tld.ng application for both passenger and cargo priority space or. scheduled air c::trriers. 2. PRIORITY CLASSIFICATIONS PhiOlUTY CLASS;s ARE ES'l'ABLISHgD M::. FOLLmiS: CLASS 1. and Personnel of the Vihitc House upon personal request identific~tion. CLASS 2. Army, Navy-.-ind Marin::; Corps .':l.irplane pilots of their respective Ferrying Cor.ummds tro.veling under military orders, upon present:~.t.ion of such identifying orders. (Not an air tran:3porta.tion request, but Milit.:u·y .SpecL.l Orders for travel by ::dr.) CLASS ,3. ~~1ilitary personnel (iic.r, Navy, Ivfarim:: Got·ps, Coast Guard, and Allied },iilitary Personnel) who present speci::l.l orders direct~ lng tra.vel by air (not on .::::.ir tran~3porta.tion request o:r "authorization"). GLASS 4, Army nnd Navy equipment, ammunition, supplies, and m..:J.terirlls essential to the \"mr :affort ordered .t'or air movement by the Vw.r Department (Assistilnt Chief of Staff, G-!+). Hequests for such movenFmts w"i11 be rll!.ide by the Governr:1ent De part:nent or Agenc3r concerned with th<: Air TrCJ.nsport Priority <.md M;sit;rurwnt Scetion (Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, Dcpa::.~tment of Commerce Bui1ding, Hoom 5317, Telephone EXecutive 2460, Extension 1:~:1... 0). CLASS 2. Personnel ot all Government Departments .:ul<..i Agencies and other civiliG.ns whose acti:r.itios are e!::senti:.ll to the w;:n· effort, who are traveling on urgent missions 11 reguiring tr:wol by air,, 11 and who possess and present 3. certificate cert:i.f'y:i.n~.:: that the transportc..tion involved 139 S-4:33-a -2- is necessary to the successful prosecution of the wn.r effort; such ce:cti.ficate, to be signed by an approved executive o.f the Government department or agency concerned, or by other competent authority, spedf:i.cally deaignat.ed by the Jupply Division G-4, v;ar Dep:1rtment, General Staff. This classific:J.tioh includes members of the Congress of the United States who Jr.:lY execut·?. certificates for their ovm travel when ~.m g<:ged in activities es3ential to the w.'l.r effort. SECTION II - GEN1liAL 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES The Supply Division (G-h) \iar Departr.1.ent General Staff, is charged ·with the estal>lishment of priorit.ie£; fo:r· travel l>y comrnerci.:1.l air lines. 2. DEFINITION OF P.f.UOHI'l'Y T£i.AN.:iPO.b:TATION ON SCEl·:OT.:I..ED AIR CA.RlUER.S A priority for air trrwc1 is a dcl:l.c'3.nd uvon .;:n air carrier for a space reservation between point3 in accordance with the priority cla.ssific£.tions is~ued to facilitate the pJ:·o.rapt eYecution of a mission essential to the war effo::-t. It does not direct tr::msportation on ;,~ npoeifie airline or flicht unless onl;y· or.e e1ir:ano or flight will permit the coxapl,Jtion of the mission in the time required. It do~3s not direct :1. spedfic type of accomrnodr. . tion' on 'l flight, such n.s a sl&ep~r ;:_,ccom.mod.ation. J, DIRECTIVES \ a. I ISSUANC1~: . Directives gover·ning priority will be issued by thv of.f'iee of the Milit.:1.ry Director of Civil Av.intion, as the necessity becoMes apparent, governing the tr._mspor·tu.tion of persons and cargo by air neces::mF.f to thG successful prosecution of the War Effort. b. .Ql11f.f:!·ATION OF AIH CAHRIEHS: £gmp1.lance with to whom thev are hwued. 4. directiVDW!....!]Y~tor,¥ upon the Air Carriers OIUGIN OF Rii;QUEST FCJH PfLl0t1fL'( I.f the p:\ssengcr follows specific r.rocedures outlined in this Directive, and future Directives, D.nd p1.·oper credenLials are presented to the Air Carrier, the reque:st for priority vdll be aut.omo.ti'.:ally granted. 140 -3If a particular case is not clearly covered by a Directive t!"1e passenger or shipper must request t:1e priority through the Government Department or Agency for which the transportation is nec:3ssary to the successful prosecution of the war effort. To esto.blish the pr·iori ty a;:l authoriz<';d person in the department or agency must obtain the approval of the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff (G-/+) in Washington, Executive 2460, Extension 1240. If priority is establis£1ed th.,:: Air Ca.rrier(s) will be notified.. Persons or shippers not employed cy the Gove!'nment ma:,r obtain priority transportation only through the Government Agency or D(;;partment or other authority specifically uesignated by G-4, in whofJe intvre:sts the travel is performed. The office of the Assistant Chief of Staff and the office of the Director of Civil Aviation will not receive cullr. from individual travelers or sh~ppers, and will not act as a reservation office, but will function onl;r in the establishment of priori ties. ;~ili tary 5. POLICY FOR ADMINIS:J,'ERING PRIOHITI:CS a. GENEML l. It is the po.ucy to administer priority transportation to cause the least inconvenience to regular passengers and shippers consistent with the prosecuti::m of the war effort. There will be times when transportation for regula.r passengers and cargo will be d0fern~d to clear space for priority transportation, but it is felt that this inconvenience will be limited and will not be serious enough to discourage regular passer;_gers and shippers from taking full advantage of the use of' Scheduled Air Transportation. 2. In considering transportation t-y air it will be borne in mind the.t there are many flights e£.ch da;;~ between main air terminals. This frequently makes it possible to use any one of many flights to com:pl<:;te a mission. b. ORDEH OF CONSIDERATION OF Pii.IOlUTIES l. Priority clas~:es shall take precedence in the or,:ler listed. 2. Passengers and cargo with the same priority classi:"icn.tion will be accej)ted in the ol'der that reservr~tions are requested i f all priority requests with t11e same classifications ca.rmot be accorrm10datcd on a flight. c. DISPLACE?;IEW.r UF PEliOIU'l.Y £.£§§ENG~i:!W OR CARGO Priority r;;sGrvations will not be displaced on a flight by &'1.othor priority request of the same classification. A priority res•:3rvation -4- / will be displaced by a priority request of a higher classification. When it becomes necessary to displace priority passengers or r::argo in order to ar::com;nodate priorities of a higher classification, the locu..l priority man on duty will designate the priority to be removed, based on instructions from G-/}. He will expedite the removed priority to destination on first possible flight. 6. RESPONSIBILITY OF· GOVJ<:.'B.NMENT DEPAR'f'lVIENTS &~II AGFJ~CIES Government departments and agencies are requested to exercise care to assure that travel orders and certifir::ates which specifically orde£ priority travel by air - as distinguished from or:lers which marel;r authorize travel by air for the convenience of the individual - are limi +,ed to those cases where such tru..vel is necessary to the successful prosecution of the war effort. It is b;;lieved that tD.is can be test ac:complishcd by each department or ngency appointing an official who will have the authority to determine which individuals require priority travel by air and to contact the office of the Military Director of Civil Avbtion (r£x$cutive 2/+60, Extension 1240) in cases of question or application. Cooperc.tion is requested in order that the issuance of mo:c-e drastic meafmres to restrict rr:iori ty air travel may be avoided. 7. ORDERS AuTHOHIZING TRAVEL BY Ail\ Personnel traveling on ord.:;rs iYhicr: me:-el:r authorize travel q:~- air as distinguished from orders directine travel by air, and not hav-ing a certificate which certifies that air travel is neeessa17 to the ::mccessf,.rl prosecution of the war effort, will be essigneci space :in accordance with tbe usual practices of the scheduled air carriers. SECTioN III - SPECIAL INElTRUCTICJNS 1. FOR PASSENGERS a. Air travel having been det0rmined as nocessary, notify the air carrier concerned without dolaJr, of the priority reservations requirod, the origin of tho flight, the dostination, the latest time of arrival at destination which will accomplish the mission, and. of' the fact that you will :;)rescmt &11 order directing travel by air or a certificab for priority. b. Secure and present a copy of the t!.·av(:;)l order or a copy of the certificate requesting the priority air travel to the air carrier as soon as possible. The right to priority transportation will be established only after the credentials are presentE.:d to tne air carrier. c. Check to see if' ticket is properly stamped to indicat8 priority classification. 142 8-438-a -52. AIR CJu'tRIERS a. Request a travel- or a covJ of the priority classification Classification shovm in copy of the passenger's order dir,3cting the air certificate requesting priority and determine the of the passenger in accordance with the Priority Section I. b. The air carrier will stamp the tickets showing "PRIORITY " c. IDENTIFICATION OF PRIOHITY CLASSIFICATIONS CLASS 1. Class 1. Personnel of the White House who are not known to airline personnel may be requested to present some form of positive identification. 2. Class 2 and 3. Military personnel (War, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Allied i'!iili tary Personnel) will be identified by presentation of a special order which will direct trave}_ by air as distinguished from speci.il orders wh.ich merely authorize tr~:wel by air. 3. Class 4. Cargo. When uir cargo is to be shipped on a priority basis a request for priority ei the:c in vvri ting or by telephone (later confirmed in v'.Titing) will be made by the interested Government Department or Agency to the Air Transport Priority and Assignment Section (Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4), Department of Corrunerc:e Building, Room 5.317, telephone Executive 2460, exten;3ion. 1:~40, w::w will inform the air carriers of the priority to be assignad and arrange the details of the s:-lipment through the .A'l'A Liaison Office in the Office of the Military Di.rector of Civil Aviation. This reouest will conta~in the fol}Qwing informatioq: Origin of flight, destination, late::;t time of arrival at destination v:hich will accomplish trw purpose of the shipmont, number and dimensions and weights of i ton:s in shipment, consignee, consfgnor, a..rtd tho reason for shipment b.y air. L,. Class 5. Passengers in this claSf>ification will present certificate, b the form given below, from and signed by. an authorized executive of their respoctive Govornmont Departm.:mt or ll.gGncy or the Go-vernmont Dopa.rtmont or Agency with which thoy ar-..: FO:~iv1 doin~ businuss. OF' CEH.TIFICATE This certific:l.te must be t;;rordod exactly as :Jhown below and prop8rly signed by an exocutive of a depart£!t,.mt or n.g!:)ncy of the Govornmsnt, U'J a Senator or Congressman, or other person specifically designated lrJ G-4. '"' . ' 143 ,, -6- S-4J8-a C.ERTIFICATE (Issuing Department or Agency) (Place) (Date) TO: AIH TRANSPOHT ASSOCIATION REPHESENTII.'i'IVE. I certify that air transportation from to for is nect:Jssary to the succ;.;:::;::;fu1 pro::;ecution of the war effort and request priority under c:~cwd~fication "Other than LUJ.ita.ry. 11 (l,• . ~ '1 .::>LglkO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tit:Le l. It i~) suggested that each departnKmt or a<;c-:ncy duplicate this form on its ovm st:::.tionery to be di.r;tribntecl. to thost: pc"'l·t>oris authorized to issue these certificates. "--. Each office of a scheduled r:tir carrier wil1 maintain a supply of these certificates. 3. Pas;3ongcrs will .surr<:nder the certificate to Air Carrier 1wprosentu.tive in city of origin of flight. 4. If pa:::senger is not in same Gity ~~.;:; trw authority requesting priority, such ~cuthor:L ty may include the:; full t.cxt of tho ccrt i.i'ica te :in a telegram addressed to the~ pasi3·.)r1gf,r, The passenger w:U1 :.mrr.:mdor the telegram :J.nd complete a certificate in full 'XL the office of t!:w c:dr carrier.
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