When US Secret Service nearly took over ATC

New Delhi/Hyderabad: A week after President George W. Bush's visit to India, reports have surfaced about how US Secret Service officials nearly succeeded in taking charge of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) when Air Force One, the presidential aircraft, touched down March 1.
Highly placed sources in the civil aviation ministry told IANS that senior Indian security officials who got to know of this plan at the last moment put their foot down and refused permission to the American security officials keen to monitor operations in the ATC once the plane entered Indian airspace.
"They (Secret Service officials) were ultimately refused permission but had almost managed to have their way. Despite their lobbying with the National Security Advisor's office, they were told that we were capable of handling the situation," said an Indian civil aviation official.
10/03/06 DailyIndia.com, NY

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