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a. By ATF aircraft which are in the area and can be diverted for the task, or which would be despatched from the UK for this purpose, or
b. By civil aircraft chartered in Brunei or Hong Kong.
From UK. This plan is based on the move of reinforcements from UK to Hong Kong using the ATF, supplemented as necessary by civil passenger and cargo aircraft (see para 12). Advance parties may be moved by scheduled commercial flights for reasons of speed and to disguise the initiation of reinforcement.
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AIRLIFT PLANNING
41. Air Routes for Reinforcement. The primary deployment route for reinforcement from the UK will be the Westabout Reinforcement Route. However, if diplomatic clearances can be obtained in time for overflight and staging facilities an Eastabout route may be used with a consequent reduction in deployment times.
a.
Westabout Route.
(1)
Tristar. UK Kadena - Anchorage
Anchorage- Kadena Hong Kong
S
UK.
(2)
VC10 CMK1.
UK
-
-
Gander Travis
Midway
Guam Brunei/Hong Kong Guam Midway Travis
Gander
-
UK.
(3)
Hercules.
UK
Gander
J
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Guam Travis
ww
Offut Travis Brunei/Hong Kong Guam
Gander
UK.
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b.
Honolulu - Midway Midway Honolulu
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UK Eastabout Route.
Colombo Bahrain
(Singapore) (Akrotiri)
W
-
(Akrotiri) Bahrain Brunei/Hong Kong Colombo
S
UK.
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Diplomatic Clearances. It will be necessary to seek diplomatic clearance for overflight and staging. MODUK (Air) in consultation with the FCO, is to decide on the route to be used and initiate appropriate requests for diplomatic clearance:
a.
Westabout Route. From the United States Government for overflight and staging facilities and from the Philippines Government for overflight clearances. It will also be necessary to inform the Canadian Government
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