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TRANSCRIPT OF COMMUNICATIONS RECORDED ON TRACK 10, REEL NUMBER 2
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17:53
Orders have been given to destroy [it]
Chaika
Kornukov
Name? "Chaika"
Chaika
Kornukov
Kornukov
Kornukov
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Kornukov
Kornukov
Chaika
Kornukov
Kamenski
Kornukov
Kornukov
Kamenski
Kornukov
Attention. To command post personnel. Target 6065 21.53 upon violation of State borders destroy the target. Assign the task to Sokol and Smirnykh...
Right away. Well, how will we identify the target? [It's] night, night
"Chaika" here
"Chaika" please get me Kamenski, General Kornukov
Well, we'll guide them in, if we see in sunlight
Well, [it's] night, well
Simply destroy [it], even if it is over neutral waters? Are the orders to destroy it over neutral waters? Oh, well
Hello, good morning, is General Kamenski not there?
Please be so kind
Roger, good
"Chaika" the duty officer in charge, the duty officer in charge of the command post
"Chaika", you are welcome
So, one from Sokol, one from Smirnykh, yes, Aleksandr Ivanovich Kornukov
Hello
I will be at the command post, target 60-65 is in the air
Provisionally an RC-135
What [is happening), do you see it or what?
We see it and we are providing guidance, two fighters have gone up already, they had to send them up below minima, Postovaya has been brought to readiness
Roger, we will bring in Postovaya right away
Kamenski
Kornukov
And we are sending up a third from Sokol now
Kamenski
So you have sent up everyone at Sokol