APPENDIX 7 



Letter of April 3, 1981, From Gen. Lew Allen, Jr., Chief of Staff, 

 U.S. Air Force, to Hon. Benjamin A. Gilman 



DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 



OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF 

 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 

 WASHINGTON. DC. 20330 



3 APR 1981 



Honorable Benjamin Gilman 

 Committee on Foreign Affairs 

 House of Representatives 

 Washington, D. C. 20515 



Dear Mr. Gilman 



Thank you for the invitation to comment on your remarks about the 

 Law of the Sea Treaty and the letter to Secretary Haig from you 

 and other members of Congress which appeared in the Congressional 

 Record on March 12, 1981. 



The Air Force has a vital interest in the development of a Law of 



the Sea Treaty. We have long been concerned about access to 



airspace over the oceans and above international straits and 

 archipelagic waters. 



We are confident that the Administration's review of the draft 

 Treaty will take into full account the need to preserve the 

 mobility of United States armed forces on, under and over the 

 oceans and international waterways. You may be assured that 

 these interests will be given foremost consideration by the Air 

 Force. 



Sincerely 



LEV/ ALLEJ i?„ Gsnsral, iiS^F 

 CLief of S;a{f , .j*^~~ 



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