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    "ocrText": "SECRET\n71\nfew years. The uranium deposits at Port\nheadquarters in Montreal, Canada takes a\nRadium, the gold at Yellowknife and oil at\nparticularly active part in the functions of the\nNorman Wells have stimulated the demand for\norganization.\nwater transportation to bring in equipment,\npersonnel, and supplies and the freight offer-\nb. Air Services.\nings of these river and lake ports have in-\nDomestic air services in Canada are pro-\ncreased steadily over the past few years.\nvided by four scheduled airlines and numer-\nous charter service companies. Largest of\n4. Aviation.\nthe domestic lines is the government-owned\na. Policies and Control.\nTrans-Canada Airlines (TCA) which operates\na coast-to-coast service linking Canada's larg-\nCanadian aviation policies, subject to many\nest cities. Feeder lines serve the transcon-\nchanges over the past decade, now appear to\ntinental trunk route. Canadian Pacific Air-\nhave reached some degree of firmness and\nlines (CPA), owned by the Canadian Pacific\npermanence. Domestically, the government\nRailroad, being prohibited from competing\ndoes not permit competing services along\nwith the east-west oriented TCA, operates\nscheduled routes and maintains strict con-\nroutes which generally follow a north-south\ntrols over the operations of non-scheduled\ndirection. CPA services extend into the far\ncarriers on all routes. Limited competition\nnorth to Whitehorse, Aklavik, Yellowknife and\nis permitted between fixed base operators.\nmany other communities in the Northwest\nCanada's chosen instrument policy was aban-\nTerritories and there is trans-border service\ndoned in 1948 when the Canadian Pacific Air-\ninto Fairbanks, Alaska. CPA also operates\nline, instead of Trans-Canada Airlines, was\nseveral north-south routes in eastern Canada.\nawarded a trans-Pacific route to the Orient\nMaritime Central Airways, operating in the\nand Australasia; a policy which opposed the\nMaritime Provinces and Newfoundland, is a\nownership of airlines by railroads was dropped\nsmall organization but provides vitally neces-\nsoon after World War II. A modification of\nsary transportation services and has the dis-\nits position and policy with regard to inter-\ntinction of having operated at a profit for a\nnational aviation took place in the spring of\nnumber of years. Central Northern Airways,\n1949 when Canadian authorities concluded a\nanother small organization with headquarters\nbilateral civil aviation agreement with the US\nin Winnepeg, derives most of its revenue from\nwhich included Fifth Freedom privileges along\ncharter operations but lists two-thirds of its\ncertain routes. Later, similar agreements\nroutes as scheduled. Non-scheduled air car-\nwere concluded with the UK, Netherlands, and\nriers play an important part in the Canadian\nBelgian governments. Previously, Canada\neconomy. In 1947 approximately one-third\nhad maintained a strict policy of no greater\nof all revenue mileage flown was reported by\nthan Fourth Freedom privileges in bilateral\nthe non-scheduled operators.\nagreements.\nOverseas air service is offered by TCA with\nControl over civil aviation is vested in the\nroutes to the UK, Bermuda, and the Caribbean\nAir Transport Board which operates under the\narea. TCA also operates trans-border routes\nDepartment of Transport. Certifications,\ninto the US. In 1948 CPA was designated as\nsafety rules, airfield information, and pilots\nthe Canadian carrier for routes across the\nlicenses are issued by the Department of\nTransport directly or by the Air Transport\nPacific to Australia, New Zealand, and the\nBoard as appropriate. The functions of the\nOrient. Scheduled flights to Tokyo and Hong\nBoard are similar to those of the US Civil\nKong via Alaska, and to Australia and New\nAeronautics Board.\nZealand via Hawaii, are now in operation.\nCanada is a member of the International\nCivil Aviation Organization and also a mem-\n5. Communications.\nber of its Council. As \"host\" nation to the\nCanada's telephone, telegraph, and radio\nworld aviation advisory body which has its\ncommunications systems are extensive and\nSECRET"
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