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HAD RECENTLY GIVEN PERMISSION.
YAMAJI HINTED THAT THE JCAB
WERE NOT LIKELY TO CONTEST THIS. HE SAID THAT THE PROPOSED
CHARTERS AROSE FROM THE INTENSE RIVALRY BETWEEN JAL AND ANA AND
THAT THE GROUPS.THE TWO AIRLINES PROPOSED TO CARRY SEEMED VRATHER
CURIOUS.
12. ROGERS WILL BE GRATEFUL IF DCA HONG KONG WILL INFORM JAL
AND ANA OF THIS OBSTACLE, SO THAT THEY DO NOT COMMIT THEMSELVES AHEAD.
TRANSFER OF CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM HEATHROW.
13.
CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS, YAMAJI DID NOT RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE TRANSFER OF JAL'S CHARTER FLIGHTS TO STANSTED (RATHER THAN TO GATWICK), FOLLOWING THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE ALL WHOLE-PLANE
CHARTER SERVICES FROM HEATHROW AFTER 31 MARCH 1978. ROGERS
DECIDED IT WAS PRUDENT TO LET THIS PASS. HOWEVER, HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE BRIEFING ON THIS TOPIC, WHICH HE IS LEAVING HERE IN CASE
THE SUBJECT SUBSEQUENTLY CROPS UP.
14.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO LELLO AND LEDSOME, DOT.
GIFFARD
FILES: MAED
FED
HKGD
OID
IPD
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MR LELLO) DOT MR LEDSOME)
MR BUTLER
MR BURROWS
MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY
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