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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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