Danny,
File AIR2/7063 at PRO. Letter dated 22 Apr 1941 states '' Cost of Scheme about $50 Million in a full year on the basis outlined in Arnold offer. '' At this stage Arnold had not yet had approval on his offer of the training facilities ( Not sure if this is our approval or American) Letter continues that we felt that Lease & Lend Act would offer us lower costs e.g not have top pay for fuel & oil. If the Lease & Lend Act applied to the Arnold Scheme on the same basis as intended to apply to the six schools scheme then the cost would reduce to $18 M. Letter goes on to suggest that by using the US Air Training Scheme this would reduce the need to increase facilities in Canadaand that would allow us to spend money on purchasing food & munitions from Canada. Seems nothing was on the house.