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TELNO DISTRESS 22
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YOUR TEL DISTRESS 16: SHOOTING DOWN OF KAL 007, 1983
OUR REMAINING FILES ALL SPEAK OF ONE UK NATIONAL AND ELEVEN HONG KONG RESIDENTS HAVING DIED.
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HOWEVER, THE FILE CONTAINS AN ARTICLE FROM THE DAILY EXPRESS OF 3 SEPTEMBER 83, MAINLY DEVOTED TO IAN POWRIE, WHICH ALSO MENTIONS A SCOTTISH-BORN VICTIM, MARY JANE HENDRIE, AGED 25. THE FAMILY ARE SAID TO HAVE EMIGRATED FROM STIRLING TO CANADA 17 YEARS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, SO MISS HENDRIE MAY HAVE HELD A CANADIAN PASSPORT.
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COPY OF ARTICLE FOLLOWS BY FAX.
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