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THAT A CANBERRA PR 7 WHICH HAVE OPERATED FROM HERE BEFORE WOULD
SE A SUITABLE AIRCRAFT. WE WOULD HOPE THAT IT COULD BE PROVIDED
AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
6. M OD HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADVISED BY C B F OF THE LIKELIHOOD
OF SUCH A REQUEST. IT HAS BEEN GIVE DETAILS OF THE TYPE OF AIR
SEARCH REQUIRED. FOR YOUR INFORMATION THIS WOULD CONSIST OF
A DAILY AIR RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT TO EACH OF THE THREE MAIN SEA POUTES TO THE S.E., S AND S.W. OF HONG KONG UP TO A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300 MILES. IN ADDITION THE S.W. ROUTE WOULD NEED TO BE SEARCHED AS FAR AS THE LIMIT OF THE HONG KONG FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION (ABOUT 600 MILES) ON AS MANY DAYS AS POSSIBLE. THE BASIC REQUIREMENT WOULD BE TO OPERATE AT ABOUT 1,000 FT OVER A 1,000 MILE TRACK NAVIGATING INDEPENDENTLY OF LAND BASED NAVIGATIONAL
FACILITIES AND BEYOND RADAR COVER.
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