GPS 150
IMMEDIATE
CYPHER CAT A
FM WELLINGTON 202357Z
CONFIDENTIRA 184/525/1
HKK 184/1
**61976
R2ZENVED
CUR
2 7 FEB 1978
REGISTRY
PA Inchon Taken
DESK OFFICER
CONFIDENTIAL
INDEX
OF
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELHO
PA
INFO IMMEDIATE KUALA LUMPUR AND ROUTINE SINGAPORE AND JAKARTA
FOLLOWING FROM ROGERS.
(NR).
78
See 115
/116.
114
KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 87: CONCORDE AND MALAYSIA
TELNO
1. GLAD TO NOTE PROGRESS REPORTED IN PARA 1 OF TUR.
2. HOWEVER, WITH THE BEST WILL IN THE WORLD. I DO NOT (REPEAT NOT) CONSIDER HAMZAM'S PROPOSAL REPORTED IN PARA 2 FEASIBLE. AS I STRESSED IN DUSCUSSION WITH MANI SKAVASAGAM, REVIEW OF OUR AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS WILL NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND THOROUGH IF WE ARE TO BE SURE OF GETTING IT RIGHT THIS TIME. CHANGES IN TEXT OF ASA MAY BE NEEDED BUT THIS CANNOT BE FORESEEN AT PRESENT.
3. MOREOVER, THE MALAYSIAN PROPOSAL FOR QUOTE PRIOR AGREEMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF BROAD OUTLINES OF A NEW ASA UNQUOTE WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD BE LGOTIATING UNDER DURESS. AND IN THE AIR SERVICES FIELD PRINCIPLES CANNOT BE DIVORCED FROM APPLICATION.
4. 1 THEREFORE THINK IT ESSENTIAL TO RIDE THE MALAYSIANS OFF THIS
ONE.
SMEDLEY
FILES MAED
SEAD
NAM D
WED
OID
IPD
NEWS D
LEGAL ADVISERS
SWAD PS
PS/MR JUDD PS/PUS
SIR A. DUFF MR BUTLER MR CORTAZZI"
MR BURROWS
MR MURRAY·
MR HALL
MR SUTHERLAND
ADDITIONAL DISTN CONCORDE AIRCRAFT
INEN YAL