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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00569R000700110030-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: October 7, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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1156Z 07 OCT 63
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DIRECTOR
TOR 13092 07 OCT 63
TO PRIORITY
25X1A
IN 94345
0124 25X1A
10' DUE TO POOR SINGLE ENGINE CAPABILITY OF SA 16 IN BOTH ALTITUDE
AND RANGE IT IS VERY DOUBTFUL IF RESCUE AIRCRAFT COULD MAKE
25X1A IT BACK TO M IN EVENT OF LOSS OF ENGINE IN BAY OF BENGAL.
IF LOSS OF ENGINE OCCURRED AT THE OUTER EXTREMITY OF SA-16
ROUTE A LANDING BASE
IN WOULD PROVIDE
E 2E
HEST ALTERNATES.
2. REQUEST HQ GUIDANCE IN BRIEFING CREW AS TO BEST PROCEDURE
TO FOLLOW IN SELECTING ALTERNATES IN CASE OF LOSS OF ONE ENGINE.
1~'~ NEB 9RYSA-16 COULD MAKE A WATER LANDING ON THE LEAWARD
SIDE OF WN ISLAND, HOWEVER, THE CHANCES OF LOSING THE AIRCRAFT
WOULD BE INCREASED WHEN COMPARED TO LANDING-ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAY.
25X6 3. IF PERM I SSABLE SUGGEST SA-16 BE PERMITTED TO SELECT LANDING
BASES IN PLEASE ADVISE.
25X1A 4. FYI SA-16 CURRENTLY SUPPORTING OPERATION HAS ONLY
ENOUGH TIME REMAINING TO SUPPORT ONE MORE SORTIE. A REPLACEMENT
HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE 8 OCT.
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