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   From: kozelsm@comcast.net   
      
   Same old conspiracy theory ... it was on a "spy mission" ...   
      
   jetstream wrote:   
   >   
   > Be prepared for some new developments.  The British Government has   
   > just amended its Freedom of Information legislation.  Now, papers that   
   > previously were kept secret for 30 years, are now to be released after   
   > 20 years.   
   > That means that the Cabinet papers for September 1983, and the reports   
   > that they no doubt received, will (or might) be available.   
   > One such report, from GCHQ might reas like this...   
   >   
   > "The entire Soviet border is closely monitored by US radar.  There are   
   > land based stations and over-the-horizon radar, and airborne platforms   
   > and if necessary, radar ships are on station.   
   > Every radar contact must be identified, monitored and logged.   
   > The US knew the exact loaction of KE007 at all times.   
   > The explanation by Secretary of State. George Shultz is not plausible.   
   > The inference that the primary source of US intelligence is radio   
   > intercepts that take 20 hours to translate is not plausible.   
   > The involvement of Casey's CIA suggests that a "ferret" operation   
   > where a plane is used to provoke Soviet radar and defences, has gone   
   > wrong.   
   > The detailed radar information released by the Soviets of a meeting   
   > between KE007 and a US plane from Shemya (Aleutian Islands) suggest   
   > that KE007 then flew to Shemya and perhaps crashed there.   
   >   
   > The Soviet defence stations appear to have been caught napping, and   
   > knew nothing.  When the CIA realised this, they decided to mount a   
   > diplomatic assault, which has succeeded, the Soviets deciding that it   
   > was better to admit shooting it down than to admit that their defence   
   > units were asleep.   
   >   
   > There has been no radio inteceptions received by any of GCHQ stations   
   > in the region.   
   > There has been no recovery of large sections of the plane.   
   > There has been no identifiable bodies recovered.   
   > It is unlikely that any detailed investigation will proceed."   
   >   
   > But would any British Government release any such document... ever?   
   > We will, or might see.   
   >   
      
      
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