`Soviet Attack on a Korean Civilian Airliner
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`September 16, 1983
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`In their recent statements on the Korean Air Lines tragedy, senior Soviet officials have shocked the world by their
`assertion of the right to shoot down innocent civilian airliners which accidently intrude into Soviet airspace. Despite the
`murder of 269 innocent victims, the Soviet Union is not prepared to recognize its obligations under international law to
`refrain from the use of force against civilian airliners. World opinion is united in its determination that this awful
`tragedy must not be repeated. As a contribution to the achievement of this objective, the President has determined
`that the United States is prepared to make available to civilian aircraft the facilities of its Global Positioning System
`when it becomes operational in 1988. This system will provide civilian airliners three-dimensional positional
`information.
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`The United States delegation to the ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization] Council meeting in Montreal, under
`the leadership of FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms, is urgently examining all measures which the international
`community can adopt to enhance the security of international civil aviation. The United States is prepared to do all it
`can for this noble aim. We hope that the Soviet Union will at last recognize its responsibilities and join the rest of the
`world in this effort.
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`Note: Deputy Press Secretary Larry M. Speakes read the statement during his daily briefing for reporters, which began
`at 12:30 p.m. in the Briefing Room at the White House.
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