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    "ocrText": "SECRET\n83\nRoutes: Jalisco serves a small section of west\nTAMSA operates a very short international\ncentral Mexico, from Guadalajara on the east\nroute, originating in Merida, from Chetumal\nto Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific, thence south\nto Belize, British Honduras, where connections\nto Tomatlan. There is no appreciable surface\nare made with the TACA System to Central\ntransport in this region.\nAmerica and with British West Indian Air-\nEquipment:\nways for Caribbean points.\n3 DC-3\nEquipment:\n2 Ford Trimotor\n2 C-47 (cargo only)\n2 Cessna C-78\n5 Avro Anson\n1 Vultee\nTAMSA also owns at least a dozen other air-\nOwnership: 100 percent private Mexican.\ncraft of various small and obsolete types.\nJalisco was founded in 1936.*\nOwnership: 100 percent private Mexican.\n(12) TAT (Transportes Aereos de Tampico).\nTAMSA was organized in 1943 succeeding a\nRoutes: TAT provides local service between\ncarrier which had operated under various\nTampico and Mexico City and also connects\nother names since 1933.\nTampico, the chief oil center of Mexico, with\nb. Foreign Scheduled Airlines.\nthe oil fields along the Gulf Coast. TAT is\nMexico is presently served by four foreign\nalso active as a charter operator along its\nscheduled airlines, of which three are US-\nroutes.\nowned or controlled. American Airlines oper-\nEquipment:\nates through-flights to Monterrey and Mexico\n1 DC-3\nCity via points in Texas, from the US west and\n5 Avro Anson\neast coasts, and from Chicago. Pan American\nWorld Airways (PAA) has a group of routes\nTAT also owns 5 other aircraft of 5 different\nwhich serve Tampico and Mexico City from\ntypes, all small and obsolete.\nTexas gateways, continuing on (via Tapa-\nOwnership: 100 percent private Mexican.\nchula, on some flights) to Guatemala and other\nTAT was founded in 1940.\npoints in Central and South America. PAA\n(13) TAMSA (Transportes Aereos Mexi-\nalso operates /iami-Habana-Merida and New\ncanos, S.A.).\nOrleans-Merida-Guatemala services. TACA\nRoutes: TAMSA connects Mexico City with\nEl Salvador, a US-controlled carrier, provides\nthe Gulf Coast, as far as Merida on the Yuca-\nservice from Mexico City to Guatemala and\ntan Peninsula, and also serves the more im-\nbeyond, connecting with other TACA Airways\nportant towns on the Peninsula. In addition,\nSystem services. The Cuban airline, Aerovias\n\"Q,\" has recently begun operations over a\n* See note page 79.\nroute from Habana to Merida and Vera Cruz.\nSECRET"
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