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14th June 1927, Page 64
14th June 1927
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The Plans so far Outlined for the World Motor Transport Congress, to be Held in London in November.

IT is claimed for the World Motor Transport Congress, which is to be held in London in November, 1927, that it will be an event of first-class importance. Congresses under this title have been held on three occasions in America, but the forthcoming gathering may be fairly regarded as the first of a new and more generally valuable series of events which, in course of time, may exert very powerful influence in favoUr of the further development of road transport throughout the world.

• The Congress to be held in London this autumn will consist of six meetings which will take place on the mornings and afternoons of November 14th, 15th and 16th. On November 17th the delegates at the Congress will pay an official visit to the Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition at Olympia.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Ltd., are acting as organizers of the Congress under the auspices of the Bureau Permanent International des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, which is a body formed to regulate certain international matters affecting the motor industries of all manufacturing countries.

Although the Congress will take place in London it will be of an entirely international character. Equal opportunity will be given to all nations to be fully represented, to submit written contributions and to take part in the discussions on the selected subjects. It is anticipated that further Congresses will subsequently be held in the capitals of other countries, the pro, grammes for these later events depending on the decisions which will be arrived at in November as to what• subjects require further investigation and what information or statistics ought to-be collected as a basis for later discussion.

In the present instance six main headings for dis• cussion have been agreed. These are as follow:— 1. Road construction and improvement in relation to the development, efficiency and economy of road transport.

2. Mechanical road transport as an instrument of development of world resources.

3. The necessity of co-operation between road and rail transport.

4. The development of motor vehicles suitable for service on had roads and for cross-country use. 5. The improvement of facilities for international travel by road. 042 6. Fuels and fuel supplies for road motor vehicles.

Invitations are being addressed to the Governments of all nations and to important organizations concerned with inland transport throughout the world, and all who nominate delegates are invited to send in written contributions -wider any of the headings mentioned above. These contributions will be distributed to all delegates well in advance of the meetings. Consequently, it will not be necessary to take up time at the actual meetings by the reading of papers. Those who have submitted papers will rather be asked to summarize the main points which they wish to bring forward and so to open a general discussion, in which it is hoped that not onlyythose who have information to give but those who desire to obtain information will take equal part.

It has been suggested that the forthcoming Congress May be fairly regarded as the first of a new series of gatherings of this kind. Previous Congresses under the same name have been attended largely by people directly connected with the business of motor manufacture and distribution. Such interests will, of course, be again represented in London, but a very large proportion of the representation will be official. Arrangements have already been made under which all parts of the British Empire will be officially represented.

The Imperial Motor Transport Council has given its support to the Congress, which means that the members of this Council will not only attend as delegates representing their various interests, but will also give their active assistance in securing such further representation as may be needed from their different countries or states. To indicate how complete the British Empire representation at the Congress will be, it is, therefore; only necessary to -give some idea of the constitution of the Imperial Motor Transport Council. This body, which was specifically formed some 14 years ago, for the purpose of functioning in connection with Congresses and similar gatherings, includes representatives of the Imperial Government through the various departments directly interested in the use of motors or in the development of trade. Thus we find on the Council strong representation of the War Department, and also representatives of the Post Office as large users of motor vehicles, the Department of Overseas Trade, the India Office and the Dominions and Colonial Office.


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