B
CONEIDENTIAL
12. Should
Should anything be done to counter this, eg by getting
certain countries astride our communications (eg Tokyo and Iran) to join the Club
/quickly?
13. Are there any signs of retaliation by target countries
against the Statement itself, ie even before it is even imple-
mented?
Getting Other Countries to Join the Club
14. Would the Club be open to all countries, eg Israel and
South Africa? What about mutual non-recognisers?
15. What action should be taken to get other Governments to
join? Some possibilities are bilateral diplomatic pressure,
multilateral action in the UN, the New York Aviation Security
Contact Group, ICAO.
16. Would our existing obligations under the Tokyo, Montreal
and Hague Conventions to take action against those who hijacked
an aircraft in a communist country to escape to the West be
strengthened if the communist country concerned joined the Club?
If so, would this matter?
UK Legal Powers
77. Do we have the necessary internal powers to give effect to
(This is examined in the enclosure to Mr Whitaker's
the Statement?
minute of 17 July copy attached not to all).
21 July 1978
CONFIDENTIAL
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.