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hope were agreed by For Murray.
TO PRIORITY WELLINGTON TELEGRAM NO 37 OF 22 FEBRUARY
INFO KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND: BCARFE), SINGAPORE,
JAKARTA.
FOR ROGERS, DOT.
w/R.
KUALA LUMPUR TEL NO 87: CONCORDE/MALAYSIA.
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1. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE MALAYSIAN PROPOSAL REPORTED IN TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, AND FULLY AGREE WITH YOUR VIEWS IN WELLINGTON TEL NO 44.
2. OUR OVERALL OBJECTIVES REMAIN:
(A) TO SECURE THE RESUMPTION OF THE CONCORDE SERVICE TO SINGAPORE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND AT NO OBVIOUS COST: AND
(B) TO KEEP CONCORDE OVERFLIGHT SEPARATE FROM SUB-SONIC AIR SERVICES ISSUES.
BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO APPEAR ENTIRELY NEGATIVE IN RESPONDING TO HAMZAH, A COSMETIC GESTURE WHICH MIGHT ENCOURAGE MOVEMENT BY THE MALAYSIANS, WOULD BE TO GIVE THEM A WRITTEN DECLARATION AFFIRMING THAT WE ARE READY TO REVIEW THE ASA AND SETTING OUT THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES (EG FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRIMARY IMPORTANCE OF THIRD/FOURTH FREEDOM TRAFFIC SEE ARTICLE 5 OF EXISTING ASA) ON WHICH THIS REVIEW WOULD BE BASED. HOWEVER RATHER THAN GIVE THIS CARD AWAY IN RESPONSE TO HAMZAH'S ENQUIRY, PARTICULARLY AS IT SELF-EVIDENTLY DOES NOT MEET HIS MAIN REQUIREMENT, WE THINK IT MIGHT BE BEST USED AS AN OPENING CARD WHEN YOU RETURN TO K.L. WE WILL TELEGRAPH A SUGGESTED TEXT TO YOU.
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