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Transport Association (IATA). The Operator's manager in Taipei stated that he would have been informed of any dangerous cargo and that he had not received any such information. He further stated that security measures at Chiang Kai Shek Airport were above average. Security of cargo at Chiang Kai Shek Airport was investigated and found satisfactory. Taiwan's Commissioner for Customs had conducted random sampling of the cargo consignments from Taiwan before they were loaded on the aeroplane. A computer selected 10 house waybills and one master waybill out of 111 bills. It was found that the items in the consignments agreed with the respective documents. The Chief of the South African Defence Force confirmed that no weapons or explosive devices were carried in the aeroplane for the SA Defence Force. The Executive General Manager of Armscor confirmed that there was no consignment of cargo to or from Armscor on the aeroplane.

Lithium batteries and activated carbon are listed as dangerous goods in the Technical Instructions for Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air (Doc 9284 - AN/905)