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YOU WILL RECALL THAT SINCE 1973 WE HAVE BEEN GIVING TWO EXCEPTIONAL PERMISSION EACH YEAR TO OPERATE NINE ONE-WAY CASTBOUND ALL-CARGO FLIGHTS PER MONTH BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE U.S.A. (THE WESTBOUND LEGS ALL OPERATED FOR MILITARY AIR COMMAND).
2. TWA HAVE REQUESTED RENEWAL OF THIS AUTHORITY FOR 1978. DOT CONSIDER THAT IT IS CLEAR THAT SECTION 5 OF ANNEX 1 TO BERMUDA 2 PERMITS FLIGHTS TO BE OPERATED IN EITHER OR BOTH DIRECTIONS. IT IS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE OR NECESSARY THEREFORE FOR US TO GRANT EXCEPTIONAL PERMISSION AS IF WE WERE MAKING A CONCESSION. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE INTEND TO INFORM TWA THAT PROVIDED THEY OPERATE THEIR EASTBOUND ONE-WAY CARGO SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF BERMUDA 2, THEY NEED NO LONGER APPLY TO US FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERMISSION.
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THIS MEANS THAT THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A LIMITATION ON FREQUENCY OF ONE WAY CARGO FLIGHTS THOUGH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 11 (1-4) CAN BE APPLIED IF NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE. SINCE TWA'S OPERATION FALLS UNDER U.S. ROUTE 8 OF BERMUDA 2, WE WILL MAKE IT CLEAR THAT NO FIFTH FREEDOM CARRIAGE IS PERMITTED. IN THIS CONNECTION, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT ROUTEING TWA ARE ADVERTISING IN HONG KONG. WE KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THAT AT ONE TIME THEY OPERATED VIA TAIPEI AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT IF THEY ROUTE THESE AND ANY OTHER FLIGHTS VIA TAIPEI, THEY CLEARLY SHOW IN ANY ADVERTISING A BLINDED HONG KONG TAIPEI SECTOR,
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GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AGREEMENT WITH OUR PROPOSED LINE OF ACTION.
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