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060571
MDTTA 737
IN THIS CASE THE AIRLINE WAS KAL.
IT WAS THEREFORE FOR KAL,
RATHER THAN THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT, TO PURSUE THIS MATTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISITING RULES AND REGULATIONS.
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THE BATTLE LINES FOR COMPENSATION APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DRAWN. THE RUSSIAN MFA'S COMMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE THEORY THAT THEY WILL TRY TO SPREAD THE BLAME AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE AND NOT WITHOUT SOME SUCCESS AMONG THE INVOLVED PARTIES. THE LINE IS VERY FIRM, CONSIDERING THAT THE RUSSIANS APPARENTLY HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY FORMAL DEMAND FOR COMPENSATION FROM SOUTH KOREA.
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