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From Fred Noronha:
#1 : it would help the debate if less pejorative and/or mocking-toned subject-lines were used. Are we trying to score mere debating points, or actually take the issue forward?
#2 : This debate has got considerably muddied because of all the stray (and often unrelated) issues brought in. Writers like Prof Philip Thomas have however contributed significantly in trying to get to the root.
#3 : The crux of the issues seems to be simply this: if Dabolim was a civilian airport (under the Portuguese colonial rule and/or later) at what point of time did it changes hands to the military authorities, and under what conditions/document?
# 4: Re the payment of compensation, is that really an issue here?
JC's response:
wrt # 1: Perhaps Fred will explain WHAT was mocking about the subject line (s) in the Dabolim debate.
About "Moving it forward" - Truly, does Fred believe that the Issue has a better chance (If any) of "moving forward" by exposure on cyber discussion lists OR in the Goa Press ?
re: "mere scoring debating points" - I'd say ..... Ha!
wrt # 2 : Agree
wrt # 3: That is the reason why the Rear Admiral's comments were placed on the cyber record by Gaspar Almeida of Goan Voices. It is the Rear Admiral who was using it to justify the 'boxing' of civilian flights.
All the other questions re: WHAT DOCUMENT et al - I suggest that question be asked to the Goa based Indian Navy hanchos. Since they do not appear to be on these Goa cyberlists ( even though lurking is a possibility ), wouldn't Fred agree that the Goa Press might be best positioned to ferret out those documents?
wrt # 4 : The answer is NO. It is only the Rear Admiral who ( acc to his reported statement ) made it a kind of justification for Indian Naval intransigence in the matter.
IF you review my original response to Phillip, you will note my view - and you might wish to agree or disagree with it: If the Navy did not display this intransigence wrt Civilian Flights - NOBODY would have bothered.
jc
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