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Soviet Air Chief
Tells Policy in
Border Crossings
MOSCOW, —The chief of
staff of the Soviet air force says
Russian pilots have orders not to
shoot at foreign planes that cross
the Soviet Union’s borders cas
ually.
But, Marshal S. I. Rudenko told
western newsmen, “if the pene
trations are deliberate and per
sistent, their (the Soviet pilots’)
superiors will advise according
to circumstances.”
He also said the United States
would be responsible for any in
cidents resulting from flights by
American-made planes over So
viet territory.
Rudenko was asked at a recep
tion at the Egyptian embassy
about Russia’s charge that U. S.
twin - engine, medium bombers
from West Germany flew over
Russian territory east of Poland
July 4, 5 and 9. The United States
has denied the charge.
Gudenko said: “They were fly
ing at tremendous altitude. Out
planes flew alongside and sig
naled them to land, but the Am
erican planes disregarded the sig
nals and continued on their
courses.
“They (the Soviet pilots) did
not see any markings, but out
fliers know U.S. planes; we know
the types.”
An American reporter suggest
ed the planes could have been
sold by the United States to an
other country. Gudenko replied:
“That's your responsibility. The
United States knows whom it sells
its planes to and where they are."
NOTE ON THE AIR AGE
ST. LOUIS 14V-The Civil Aero
nautics Administration started an
inquiry after receiving a com
plaint that an old single engine
plane flew too low over suburban
Glendale.
Investigators traced the plane
to Donald T. Smith, a crop dust
ing pilot, and got this explanation
Monday:
“I took off in the plane and
then discovered I had the car keys
in my pocket, so I flew low over
my family’s place and dropped
the keys into the yard.”
Within the boundaries of the
Soviet Union are 177 distinguish
able races, nationalities and tribes
speaking 125 different languages
or dialects.
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