March 29th, 1940 (FRIDAY)
GERMANY: The "Instructions for the Takeover of Aircraft Owned by the Reich from Industry for Ferrying to Luftwaffe Supply Bases by Pilots of the NS Flying Corps " are issued today. They regulate the organizational linkage as well as the duties and tasks of the retrained female pilots. The ferry pilots of the Flying Corps remained civilians flying in a paramilitary environment. They were allowed to fly only during "appropriate" weather conditions and only before dark. (271 & 272)
U.S.S.R.: Moscow: Molotov declares that the USSR will stay neutral in the war.CANADA: Ottawa: In a record poll, Canadians have given Prime Minister William Mackenzie King and his Liberal Party the biggest electoral victory in Canadian history, 179 seats in the 245 seat federal legislature.
Bearing in mind that Mr Mackenzie King's strategy of limiting the number of Canadian troops sent to Europe while building war industries on the safe side of the Atlantic, is a resounding vote for war with moderation. The Conservatives retained most of their seats, with
the Liberal party victory being gained at the expense of the radical parties.Canada has major issues with Quebec supporting the war. While many Quebecois will serve with distinction they are less likely to volunteer than those in the rest of Canada, and the province as a whole is less supportive of Canada being involved in "Britain's War." One of the major means of keeping Quebec from rising up in outright opposition to the war is the promise not to institute conscription. (Kelvin Luther)