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1 * v V. WORLD CONGRESS OF FLIGHT AIRCRAFT missiles SPACECRAFT I /r9S9 Edward P. Curtis General Chairman Joseph P. Burns President, National Business Aircraft Association Jacqueline Cochran President, Federation Aeronautique Internationale David R. Hull President, Electronic Industries Association Thomas G. LanphieR, Jr. President, National Aeronautic Association Jerome F. Lederer Director, Flight Safety Foundation Frank Pace Chairman, American Conference of NATO Elwood R. Quesada Director, Federal Aviation Agency Dr. Wayne O. Reed Deputy Commissioner of Education, U. S. Office of Education Peter J. Schenk President, Air Force Association Dr. Edward Teller Director, Radiation Laboratory, University of California Stuart G. Tipton President, Air Transport Association of America Dr.Theodore von Karman Chairman, Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development, NATO Gill Robb Wilson Chairman, Space Education Foundation address reply to: 324 mills building* Washington 6, d.c. ?╟≤ sterling 3-2300 Mr* A1 Freeman c/o Sands Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada Dear All The first World Congress of Flight is now history?╟÷one of the brightest chapters in the Air Force Association?╟╓s thirteen years as an airpower organization. This event exceeded even the fondest dreams of those who nursed it from just an idea. Credit for the success of the World Congress must go to many persons, organizations and firms. To each, we are deeply grateful. As Chairman of our Promotion Committee, you played an important role in this first World Congress. You were most helpful to us from the very beginning. Many of your ideas resulted in world-wide publicity for the World Congress, and certainly added to Las Vegas1 awareness of this event. It was a real pleasure for those of us who worked closely with you. We appreciated very much the wonderful hospitality you extended us from time to time during the World Congress. You have a wonderful hotel?╟÷one of our favorites. We would appreciate your expressing our sincere gratitude to each person who helped you with the World Congress. It will be several weeks before we know the financial outcome of this first World Congress. Regardless of the final results, it was an event that was long overdue, and one in which we can all take pride. We will keep you informed of our plans for continuing the World Congress of Flight. May 8, 1959 Ralph V. Whitener Managing Director THE AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION sponsored by in cooperation with AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION ?╟≤ ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION ?╟≤ FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION ?╟≤ NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION ?╟≤ NATIONAL BUSINESS AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION ?╟≤ SPACE EDUCATION FOUNDATION