The very foreign aircraft selected by the Air Force — the A330 — has been financed with billions of dollars in illegal subsidies over which our government has brought the largest suit ever before the World Trade Organization.
It follows from the principle of airspace sovereignty that every state is entitled to regulate the entry of foreign aircraft into its territory and that persons within its territory are subject to its laws.
During the negotiations that preceded its passage, American diplomats submitted a draft resolution with language specifying that Iraqi attempts to defend the zones from foreign aircraft would constitute a breach, diplomats said today.
In a direct challenge to earlier threats by China that it could take military action against foreign aircraft entering the zone, the United States sent two unarmed B-52 bombers to fly through the airspace for more than two hours overnight Monday.
The original plan, which was drawn up by government agencies including the Pentagon and the Secret Service, called for barring foreign aircraft, private planes and charter flights from a 34.5-mile radius of the crash sites for specific periods on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.
After considering several foreign aircraft to replace the Hunter, including the Dassault Mirage F1, the Saab 37 Viggen, and several Soviet models, the Indian government announced its intention to procure 200 Jaguars, a large portion of which were to be assembled domestically, in October 1978.
With foreign aircraft probing the skies, vessels plying northern waters, and the eyes of the world gazing our way, we must remain vigilant".
The State Department warned on Friday that foreign aircraft flying into Iraq should avoid the no-flight zones because of "aggressive Iraqi activities" in these areas.
A major element of the plan, which would have restricted all foreign aircraft from those areas was criticized as the work of "overzealous" security planners.
Under international aviation agreements, sovereign countries have the right to refuse entry to foreign aircraft.
