https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/b32a47d8c8c2d007ed96cc3fea477909.pdf 6237dff93c47d70f05b99b2dba9c75e7 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to lnfor Document divu/gue en vertu de lo Loi sur /'occes .. a l'informo ODPY wi1 ... March 20, 1953, noon No. 189 Received March 21, 11:00 a.m. Priority sent Moscow ?31 rptd info prity London 6260 Paris 4919 Ottawa 189 Bonn 4627 FROMDEPT F.iim: SECSTATE (9FIDENTIAL NOFORM 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 Greenwieh time March 19. soviet pilot reported to air traffic control, Frankfort, that fighters were flying around his plane. He later reported that planes ware 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-4? 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. Uithout in any way implying U.S. responsibility tor incident itself you may refer to procedure for clearing such flights of Soviet planes by French, U.K. and U.S. a.uthorities 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 000103 � 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 CDEX01161 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 21-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 767a9727-715f-44e3-a2d6-b4297770df73