208. Record of Actions Taken at a Standing Group Meeting of the National Security Council0
Washington,
May 11,
1962.
Item I—Soviet Penetration of Civil Air Transport in Africa
- a.
- Following discussion of the urgent requirement for a civil air transport program for Africa, agreed that an individual would be appointed on a temporary basis to develop such a program under the policy direction of the steering committee of the International Air Transport Study Group. (IATSG)
- b.
- Agreed on the necessity, as a second priority, of developing U.S. long range civil aviation programs.
Item 2—Status of NSC 5726/1, “U.S. Civil Aviation Policy Toward the Sino-Soviet Bloc”1
- a.
- Agreed to recommend rescission of NSC 5726/1.
- b.
- Asked the Department of State to review the substance of NSC 5726/1 to determine (1) whether a new statement of policy on this subject is required and (2) whether any such statement should become part of the general aviation policy statement being drafted by the International Air Transport Study Group.
- Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265, NSC Standing Group, May 11, 1962. Secret. Copies were sent to McGhee, Gilpatric, McCone, Bundy (White House), Halaby (FAA), Bell (BOB), Boyd (CAB), and Bromley Smith (NSC).↩
- NSC 5726/1, “U.S. Civil Aviation Policy Toward the Sino-Soviet Bloc.” (Ibid., S/S-NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5726/1)↩