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    "ocrText": "SECRET\n7\ntheir generally cordial relations and remains\nments with European countries have generally\na potential means of sustaining them. Fac-\nconformed to the US standard type. As a re-\ntors promoting close relations, in addition to\nsult, designated US airlines have been assured\nthe increased economic intercourse devel-\nfreedom of movement throughout most of\noped through exchange of airline services,\nLatin America, and the US case in sponsoring\nhave been the negotiation of reciprocal air\nworld-wide liberal air principles has been con-\nagreements, and the establishment of US tech-\nsiderably strengthened in other areas less sub-\nnical assistance missions in Latin America and\nject than Latin America to US influence.\ntraining programs for Latin American person-\nThere is no assurance, however, that this\nnel in the US.\ntrend will continue. As the Latin American\nA prime objective of postwar US aviation\nlines, already financially weak, encounter in-\npolicy has been the facilitation of freedom of\ncreasing foreign competition, they are likely to\ninternational movement for US commercial\nadopt more restrictive policies toward foreign\nair carriers under conditions conducive to\ncarriers. Moreover, the quondam opposition\ntheir maximum development. In general, bi-\nof certain Latin American countries to a mul-\nlateral agreements negotiated by the US with\ntilateral air agreement, which was being\nmajor Latin American civil air powers embody\nstrongly advocated by the US, indicates that\n\"liberal\" principles, favorable to US aviation\nopposition from this area to US objectives in\ninterests. In turn, Latin American agree-\ninternational air conferences is not excluded.\nShould this change take place, it would give\nTABLE I\nimpetus to a similar movement already evi-\nESTIMATED LATIN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION\ndent in other parts of the world and thus\nTO EMERGENCY AIRLIFT\nmight eventually threaten the whole structure\nMINIMUM NUMBER\nMAXIMUM NUMBER\nof US world air routes.\nAIRCRAFT\nAIRCRAFT\nAVAILABLE\nAVAILABLE\nTABLE II\n(20% BASIS)\n(50% BASIS)\nUS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT EXPORTED TO\n110\n275\nLATIN AMERICA\nCargo\nPersonnel\nCargo\nPersonnel\n(Military and civil)\nPriority*\nPriority*\nPriority*\nPriority*\nUSED AND\nCargo Aircraft.\n60\n10\n175\n25\nNEW\nSURPLUS\nTOTAL\nAIRCRAFT\nYEAR\nAIRCRAFT\nPassenger Air-\n100\n100\nUnits\nDollar\ncraft\n250\nUnits\nDollar\n50\nUnits\nDollar\nValue\nValue\nValue\n* This is a breakdown of minimum and maximum figures\ninto a further estimate of the distribution between cargo\n1947\n20\n3. 4\n292\n14. 4\n312\n17. 8\nand passenger aircraft which would be made available\nshould priority airlift requirements demand on the one\n1948\n27\n6. 9\n198\n8. 6\n225\n15. 5\nhand transport of cargo, and on the other hand transport\nof personnel. These estimates are based on several\n1949\n9\n9\n160\n6. 9\n169\n7. 8\nfactors, including the fact that the Latin American civil\nThree Year\nair fleet is made up of about 195 cargo aircraft and 360\nTotals\n56\n11. 2\n650\n29. 9\n706\n41. 1\npassenger transports.\nSECRET"
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