Reading Room Document

Transpacific Route Investigation

The document discusses the President's decisions in the Transpacific case and the order submitted by the Civil Aeronautics Board for approval. It concludes that the President can sign the order without prejudicing the government's litigating posture. The main question presented for review is whether the President should sign the order now or wait until the carrier for the East Coast-South Pacific route is selected. The document also outlines the President's disapproval of the California gateway and the need for the Board to recommend a carrier to serve the South Pacific from East Coast and Midwest coterminal points in the U.S.

April 23, 1969