President Macron issues a letter to Minister Parly - 10 September 2019
On Tuesday, 24 hours before the anniversary, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, wrote to the Paoli brothers saying he hoped the affair would be declassified and he had asked Parly to begin the process of releasing documents related to the crash.

Irish Government:
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Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Air Accident Investigations 146. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan  
 asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of new evidence, he will ensure that the current partial reopening of the investigation into the downing of the Air France Caravelle F-BOHB plane on 11 September 1968, while en route from Corsica to Nice with Irishman Arthur O'Connor on board, is fully re-opened and any tribunal investigating the affair is independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37039/12]

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
(Deputy Eamon Gilmore):   I wish to extend my deepest
sympathies to the O’Connor family on the loss of their father,
Mr. Arthur O’Connor, in the tragic crash of the Air France
Caravelle F-BOHB plane on 11 September 1968. At the time,
the causes of this crash were examined by the appropriate
authorities. Reports on the case were made public, including
the final report of the Commission of Investigation which was
issued on the 14th December 1972. Recently, a police inquiry 
into certain aspects of the investigation of this crash has been
initiated by the Prosecutor’s office in Nice. The Embassy i
Paris has been in contact with the Prosecutor’s Office and
​has asked the authorities to keep it abreast of developments.

                                                     AFVCCAN
                                     Association of Families of Victims
                               Catastrophe of the Caravelle Ajaccio-Nice

Monsieur François HOLLAND
President
Palais de l'Elysée
55, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 PARIS  July 24, 2012

N / Ref. MP 07.01.12
President of the Republic,

You are now at the head of France, and one of the reasons the French  elected you is your sensitivity, your sincerity and your desire to change for the well-being of all.

If I appeal to you today is that I am sad, as President of the Association of Families of Victims of Caravelle AJACCIO NICE to see leave this world one by one the people affected by loss of a loved September 11, 1968, without knowing the causes this crash.

Mr. President, we do not want blaim  any one person, but we believe it was a FATAL mistake  made by the army, we would like you to personally intervene to end this nightmare and lift the classification as "Secret of State/Defense" so families still living can finally do their mourning as desired.

We understand  that it is difficult for the state to recognize a mistake made, because at the time the technology was less sophisticated than today. We are supported in task our  elected Corsicans also affected by this tragedy.

You are attentive to the well being of France and its citizens. We created this Association, at the request of families so cruelly affected by this tragedy, and it is by no means to ask for money, but only to know why this plane lies at a depth of 2300m in the Mediterranean with 95 innocent body which my dear parents and 13 children.

The prosecutor of Nice, Eric de MONTGOLFIER,  talked to us about  "the statute of limitations" whereas now we have several testimonies obvious and accurate (that you must have seen or heard in various media! So why continue a senseless fight,  that simply generates more legal fees?  Only you can intervene to alleviate pain that families have dragged on for 44 years?

I reiterate my confidence that you will FINALLY give us satisfaction. Of course, you were young in 1968, and you will understand the harsh reality of losing ones parents and all those innocent people without ever having seen them again and especially without knowing how they left us.

Each year, we honor the memory of the victims with a ceremony in  Ajaccio and Nice, and sadness is always present. My Brother Louis, secretary of the Association, will send you Invitations for  the two ceremonies.

Mr. President    LISTEN TO US,  HEAR US,  believe me we will appreciate your gesture of humanity towards those who reach out to you and know that you were elected to expose the "TRUTH" whatever they might be.

You will understand my request and hope that you will hear this modest message, please accept, Mr. President, in my deepest respect.

The President,

 Mathieu PAOLI

PS. We would like you to personally receive a delegation of families to talk about this sad catastrophe.