PP HONG KONG
JARK 184/1
2 MAR 1978
AU. ST
129
See/130
GPS 210
INDEX
PA
REGISTNY
Acyon Tre
CYPHER CAT A
mil
apsan
ec HKGO
FM OTI 141302Z
PESTRICTED
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO ALLOT 36 OF 14 FEB 73
AND TO PRIORITY WELLINGTON (FOR ROGERS)
INFO WASHINGTON.
POT
MAED HRYE'D
SWPP NAMD M2 CERTAZZI
UK/US BILATERAL AIR SERVICES TALKS,
1. WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE RESUMPTION OF BILATERAL CHARTER
TALKS AND FARES DISCUSSIONS ON 6 FEBRUARY TO TAKE UP WITH THE
AMERICANS THE QUESTION OF THE CURRENT SELLING RATE FOR AIR
TRANSPORT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE REFERRED TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THE SECTION IN THE BOYD/
SHOVELTON EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OF 23 JULY 1977 DEALING WITH QUO TE
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES AND LOCAL SELLING PRICES UNQUOTE AND
ASKED WHAT THE AMERICANS WERE PROPOSING TO DO TO IMPLEMENT THEIR END
OF THE BARGAIN SINCE WE HAD NOW MORE THAN MET OUR COMMITMENTS
IN RELATION TO UK SELLING PRICES ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC. NOT
UNEXPECTEDLY THEY HAD NO ANSWER TO GIVE AND WE HAVE FOLLOWED
THIS UP WITH A PERSONAL LETTER FROM SHOVELTON TO ATWOOD
WHO HAS SUCCEEDED BILLER (COPY BY BAG).
ENDY
2. WE ALSO REMINDED THE AMERICANS THAT WE WERE STILL WAITING
FOR NORTHWEST TO CEASE ADVERTISING AS THOUGH THEY HAD ALL-CARGO
PIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND TOKYO, SEOUL AND TAIPEI. THE
AMERICANS FOR THEIR PART ASKED US ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES WITH
FLYING TIGER AND WE SAID THAT WE HOPED THIS HAD NOW BEEN DEALT
WITH LOCALLY.
3. VE ARE MEETING THE AMERICANS AGAIN ON 6 MARCH. GRATEFUL IF YOU
"OULD LET US KNO! IN GOOD TIME IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER FOINTS
OR ANY ADDITIONAL POINTS ON THESE SUBJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE
RAISED.
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