Black Vault compilation, pp. 91-93

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~l.EI10RANDUM FOR RECORD
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30 October 197 5
0445 EST
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Subject: Army National Guard Helicopter Support for
Loring AFB
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• . -1. At 292.035 EST Oct 7·5, LTC Dyer, Office of the Director
of Ope.rations, USAF, ·requested that the Army National Guard
(NG) helicopter and c~ew currently located at Loring AFB, ·
Maine, be made availaple to the Commander of the 42nd Bomb .
Wing until 300800 EST Oct 75. The NG helicopter would be
employed to .track and identify the unidentified helicopter
that has violated the airspace inthe vicinity of the weapons
. stor.age area at Loring rAFB during thef early morning hours
· of 28 .and 29 Oct 75. . LTC Dyer stated that. international
borders would ~ot be~crossed, and· that apprehensions would
not be attempted by personnel embarked in the NG helico~ter.
Any civil pollee on board the aircraft would participate .
only to ·the extent of communica~;ng with appropriate police
officials on the ground, with the latter singularly responsible
!or the apprelum=:i.lon u£ the $USpect aircraft ·or crew.. . . • •
2. This request was relayed to ~IG Sniffin, DA Director of
Operations, DCSOPS, at 292100 EST. J-IG Sni-ffin indicated .
his intent to check with Army le;al . officials on t~e matter ·
prior to making a decision. . •
3. The SAC Command Post was informed at 292050 EST of the
request by LTC Dyer, and the fact that MG Sniffin was
checking ~:ith Army legal authorities. Col Freeman, "M
Operations Center, was also informed of the status.
Special Asst to SECOEF/4. Col Bailey, Mil Asst to the
OEPSECDEF, has been advised of
DOD approval be r _equired. the helicopter request should
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5. The State Department Canadian Desk Officer has been
kept informed of the situat~on.
6. At 292230 EST MG Sniffin approved use of the helicopter
l-7i th the following constraints:
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a. Tracking and . i~entification only.
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'b. Apprehension by u.s. personnel not
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c. No crossing of internati onal borders.
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