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From: CMP.WERNER@UTEXAS-20.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Re: KAL 007
Message-ID: <11870@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Sep-83 10:18:28 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 20 10:18:28 1983
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From:  Werner Uhrig  <CMP.WERNER@UTEXAS-20.ARPA>

RE: was it or wasn't it done on purpose.

	One thing mentioned and making sense is that this was an action
	by the South Koreans with Americans as advisors (at most) or
	knowing about it and not objecting (more likely).  It was pointed
	out that the Koreans had the need for their own intelligence as
	the US is not handing over enough.  And the US would receive the
	results, so she would have reasons to be looking on favourably.

RE: usefulness of the 747.  I don't believe one should speculate about
	photo recon - but rather about electronic listening.  Russians
	had to cancel a test scheduled for that time, I hear.

RE: Russian's brutal overreaction.  I don't call waiting for 2+ hours
	and waiting until the plane was heading for final exit from 
	Russian airspace that.  Who says this was due to Russian inept-
	ness rather than the Russkies trying hard and the Korean playing
	blind and dumb.  That would explain the "innocent" radio transmissions
	from 007 - the pilot sure would not let on he knew what was going
	on.

---Werner  (still disgusted with everyone involved)

PS:  isn't it strange. I don't remember ONE US-govmnt press release
	stating something to the effect:

	1.  this was not a US plane, and we had no influence nor
		knowledge of its actions or course-problem.

	2.  however, we are interested parties, as there were US citizens
		aboard, and we are a member of the international aviation
		community, and this matter MUST be resolved satisfactorily
		for international aviation to continue without major
		problems.
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