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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 333 OF 16 MARCH 1978

INFO PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

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INFO SAVING TO SEOUL, TOKYO, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE, MANILA, KUALA

LUMPUR, JAKARTA.

MY TELNO 396: INCIDENT INVOLVING CHINA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT.

FURTHER ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE ADDS TO EXISTING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT

MOTIVES BEHIND THE ATTACK UPON THE CAPTAIN AND FLIGHT OFFICER. A CARD FOUND IN THE PACKET OF SHIH MING-CHEN, THE DECEASED FLIGHT

SUPPORT ENGINEER, INDICATES HE MAY HAVE INTENDED TO HIJACK THE AIRCRAFT TO CHINA. IN ADDITION TO DETAILS OF STANDARD AIRCRAFT

LANDING PROCEDURES, A HANDWRITTEN FLIGHT PLAN ON THE CARD ALSO CONTAINED:-

A. DETAILS OF RADAR RECOGNITION PROCEDURE CONSISTING OF A

TRIANGULAR FLIGHT PATH TO IDENTIFY THE AIRCRAFT

B. BOUGH CO ORDINATES AND BEARINGS FOR A FLIGHT TO PAI YUN

(WHITE CLOUD) AIRPORT, CANTON (FROM HONG KONG) ■ AND

C. COORDINATES AND BEARINGS FOR A FLIGHT TO SHANTOU (SWATOW)

AIRPORT FROM TAINAN IN TAIWAN.

2. ON 23 FEBRUARY PEKING RADIO BROADCAST A MESSAGE FROM THE

PL A FUKIEN FRONT TO AIR FORCE PERSONNEL IN TAIWAN ENCOURAGING

THEM TO DEFECT TO CHINA, OFFERING, INTER ALIA, SPECIFIED REWARDS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF AIRCRAFT (ALL MILITARY) DELIVERED

TO CHINA, AND PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL DIRECTIONS AND LANDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR REACHING SHANTOU AIRFIELD.

3. NOTES ON THE CARD FOUND ON SHIH'S BODY CONTAINED DETAILS FROM

THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

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