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Tuesday, March 26, 1974
"The procedure will be carefully explained to the passengers,
said Mr. Johnston. "They will be warned that the X-ray machine might
damage camera film and magnetic tape should the necessity for its use
arise.
"Otherwise there will be absolutely no risk of any kind. From
experience we know that passengers will be more than willing to co-operate
for the sake of their own personal safety.
"The incidence of hijacking has reached such proportions that
the passenger is worried when he does not see evidence of proper security
measures for his protection."
Because of the large numbers of passengers involved, airlines
would find it necessary to restrict the permissible amount of hand
baggage to a level firmly in accordance with the limits laid down
in I.A.T.A. regulations.
Those stated that in addition to the articles stipulated as
permissible for cabin storage, such as cameras, umbrellas etc., each
passenger would be allowed only one item of accompanying cabin baggage,
All other baggage would have to be handed in for storage in the hold.
Duty free goods would not be affected by this restriction
because they could only be collected in the departure area, once the
passenger had passed through-the-checkpoint.
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