Will Fraser:
Please re-read page one of BEA's report.
SPECIAL FOREWORD TO ENGLISH EDITION
This interim report has been translated and published by the BEA to
make its reading easier for English-speaking people. As accurate as the
translation may be, the original text in French should be considered as
the work of reference.
This part may also be of assistance:
This document has been prepared on the basis of the initial information
gathered during the investigation, without any analysis and - given the
continuing absence of wreckage, the flight recorders, radar tracks and
direct testimony - without any description of the circumstances of the
accident. Some of the points covered may evolve with time. Nothing in
the presentation of this interim report or in the points that are raised
therein should be interpreted as an indication of the orientation or
conclusions of the investigation.
In accordance with Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation, with EC directive 94/56 and with the French Civil Aviation
Code, the investigation is not conducted in such a way as to apportion
blame or to assess individual or collective responsibility. The sole objective
is to draw lessons from this occurrence which may help to prevent
future accidents or incidents