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Mr. David L. Behncke, President
Air Line Pilots Association
3145 West 63rd Street
Chicago 29, Ill.

July 22, 1949.

Dear Dave,
Enclosed please find a copy of a letter I received June 19, 1949 from a Mr. R. E. Elwell, Chief Counsel of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The letter refers to an alleged violation of the Civil Air Regulations committed by me on May 6, 1949 while flying trip # 30.

I will attempt briefly to state the facts as they occured:

1. On May 6, 1949 I flew trip # 30. 

2. Sometime in the middle of May I received a telephone call from the Chief Pilot in which he informed me that the Boston Airways Traffic Control Center had filed an irregularity report concerning my flight # 30 of May 6, 1949 and that an answer was not necessary. 

3. On or about May 19, 1949 while at a Contract Negotiations Meeting, the Chief Pilot called me out to his office and advised me that a Mr. Benge, a C. A. A. Inspector wanted to see me. The C.A.A. Inspector asked me if I would write him a statement with re regards to Boston's irregularity report. I informed him that I would gladly comply, however would he be good enough to make his request in writing in order to keep the record, straight, which he said he would do.

4. I next received a letter from our Chief Pilot dated May 24, 1949, a copy of which is enclosed. This letter refers to the C.A.A. Inspectors request. It also refers to two attached copies of irregularity reports on the subject flight. Both irregularity reports are attached to this letter.

5. Under a date line of June 10, 1949 I submitted a report to the Chief Pilot advising him what occured as actually observed from the cockpit. A copy of which is also enclosed.

6. About 10 days later, I received a telephone call from the Chief Pilot where he advised that Mr. Benge of the C.A.A. was considering filing a violation against me. I was somewhat amazed at this turn of events and asked the Chief Pilot what was the Company's attitude in this case. The Chief Pilot informed me that he had told Mr. Benge that the Company was not going to involve itself in any way whatso ever. I pointed out that with that sort of an attitude on the part of the Company it was no wonder to me that the C.A.A. was now filing a violation against me. The Chief Pilot then informed me that Mr. Benge had requested him to advise me that if there was anything further I could add this affair I should feel free to do so either by writing or taking to Mr. Benge. I felt that at this point there was nothing I could say or write that could deter Mr. Benge