FORTHCOMING US CIVIL AIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Created: 1/22/1968

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Bromley K. Smith Executive Secretary National Security Council The White House

Forthcoming US Civil Air Negotiations

with Czechoslovakia

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US negotiations with Czechoslovakia over the termsew civil air agreement were initiated in Prague last April and are scheduled for resumption in Washington onanuary. Pan American Airways will seek the regularization of its service between Prague and Now York, which has operatedemporary Czech permit since

In return, Czechoslovakia will attempt toomparable route, possibly with ongoing rights to Latin America. An air agreement with the US would increase Czechoslovak prestige in civil aviation, assist the Czech efforts to negotiate agreements with Latin American countries, and provide the US with another bridge to Eastern Europe.

Economic Research Enclosurei 7 (Subject Report)

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