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3. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO US LOCALLY IF YOU WERE TO INSIST THAT ALL CLEARANCES FOR SUCH FLIGHTS SHOULD BE CHANNELLED THROUGH THIS EMBASSY IN FUTURE AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR RECOMMENDATION. THIS COULD GIVE US ADDITIONAL LEVERAGE FOR EXAMPLE IN OUR APPLICATIONS UNDER NEW TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS JUST INTRODUCED BY LAO AUTHORITIES.
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IN ORDER TO MINIMISE RISKS OF MISUNDERSTANDING I RECOMMEND THAT AFTER YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO LAO AVIATION REPRESENTATIVES I SHOULD INFORM M.F.A. OF YOUR DECISION.
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