Details

Subject(s)

• Politics and government [Browse]
• Political science [Browse]
• Foreign relations [Browse]
• Diplomatic and consular service [Browse]
• Great Britain—Foreign relations—1906-1966—Sources [Browse]
• Bulgaria [Browse]

Related name

• Great Britain. Foreign Office [Browse]
• Coherent Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Series

• General Correspondence from 1906-1966 (Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political Departments) ; FO371-128641. [More in this series]
• Cold War Eastern Europe. [More in this series]
• FO371: Foreign Office: Political Departments: General Correspondence from 1906-1966 ; FO371-128641

Data source

• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1947-1982
• Cold War Eastern Europe, 1953-1960: Module 1
• History Commons

Summary note

A file relating to the crash of El Al flight 402. Subjects discussed in the file include the Canadian government's attitude towards accepting the Bulgarian offer to settle the case on a per capita, ex gratia basis -- potential applications to the International Court of Justice (I.C.J.) for compensation -- and a possible increase in the Bulgarian offer for British claimants suffering hardship. Documents in the file include a report of the latest position of the British families' claims against El Al -- a copy of the Israeli application to the I.C.J. to open proceedings against Bulgaria -- a telegram reporting that the United States would submit documents to the I.C.J., but wished to avoid publicising this to prevent the Bulgarians rejecting the I.C.J.'s jurisdiction -- and a request for greater clarity in Foreign Office requests for information from the Israeli government due to the travel required between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to gather information.

Notes

• File date: 1957.
• Date document(s) were released to the public domain: 1987.

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