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CONEXDENTIAL 2 mining arrangement outside the Convention. Near-term actions, including possible intervention at the highest levels, should be forwarded for consideration within two weeks. If longer-term actions are not included in the initial report, they should be forwarded by August 31. (C) The Department of Defense, in conjunction with the Departments of State and Transportation and the NSC staff, will review the United States navigation and overflight program focusing on protecting United States rights and directing the practice of states toward the U.S. interpretation of the navigation and overflight provisions of the Law of the Sea Convention. This report and recommendations regarding the future nature, scope and procedures for the program should be submitted for consideration by July 30. (C) Ronald Reagan CONFIDENTIAL CHRON FILE