https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ea502cde416aa35fd3492ee7bf95b25f.pdf 9c9f4da94776c85a64e5d4a777b75fcb PDF Text Text r C O p Y i-:::-~;,f l~f; ~-/r ---· • From: •• SECSTATE CONFIDENTIAL \ '2"....J PRIORITY SENT ~~~PRITY PARIS 4919 OTTAWA 189 Document disclosed under the Access to lnformot,an Act Document divulgue en vertu de lo Loi sur /'occes a /'information ·1i:~~c~ ~0, 8 Received noon 1953, March 21, LONDON626MO BONN 4627 FROM DEPT '. a.m. 11:00 4--0 NOFORN Dept. has received report from U.S. Air Force Hd qurs Wiesbaden stating Soviet C-47 plane on authorized overflight U.S. zone from Paris to Berlin transporting Soviet delegate from U.N. was intercepted over Metz, France, by two Canadian F-86 fighters at 1232 hours Greenwich.time March.19. Soviet pilot reported to air traffic control, Frankfort, that fighters were flying around his plane. He later reported that planes were staying with him and requested they be instructed leave. Soviet pilot did not specifically express alarm in calls to Frankfort. Air control center for fighter planes involved states two F-86 aircraft made five passes at Soviet C-47 over Metz and turned it 80 degrees off course. No shots fired. F-86 aircraft broke off contact on instructions from base. In event protest from Soviet Foreign Office, you should state you have received preliminary report of incident. Without in any way implying U.S. responsibility for incident itself you may reI'er to procedure for.clearing such flights of Soviet planes by French, U.K. and U.S. authorities and state that u.s. as member tripartite clearance group, regrets incident. Soviet may be informed that tripartite investigation will be undertaken to ascertain all details. British, French and Canadian missions in Moscow should be advised of line we propose take if Soviet protest forthcoming and that it is our hope that they will take similar line if approached individually. Embassies Paris, London, Ottawa inform Foreign Office. HICOG submit report soonest re all available info bearing on incident. Request Reinhardt report details available and General Ridgway's thoughts as to measures which might avoid recurrence such incidents. DULLES 000114 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDEX01155 Title A name given to the resource [U.S.] SecState no. 189 to multiple addressees Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20-Mar-53 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Soviet air attacks in Germany - Possible employment of RCAF, RG25-A-3-b, Volume number: 6030, File number: 50290-40, File part: 1. Library and Archives Canada. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAC ATIP A-2023-05125 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en IIIF Item Metadata UUID de762036-4fa9-4192-bb1f-4600502b70b3