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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 175 OF 18 MAY 78.
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG(FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE), ROUTINE
KUALA LUMPUR.
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YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 373 AND 386 TO HONG KONG: UK/SINGAPORE AIR
SERVICES
1. I AM GLAD TO NOTE THAT THE ELEMENTS OF A PACKAGE DEAL
HAVE BEEN TENTATIVELY AGREED WITH SIA AND I WELCOME THIS FOR THE REASONS GIVEN BY BCARFE. IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF JAKARTA NR TEL ALLOT 6.
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AS SEEN FROM HERE, IT WOULD NOT (NOT) BE IN OUR WIDER POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS TO EMBARK ON A TOTAL RENEGOTIATION OF THE ASA AT THIS STAGE.
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NOW THAT THE GROUND WORK HAS BEEN LAID WITH SIA, I THINK IT IMPORTANT THAT THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE BROUGHT
INTO THE DIALOGUE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAGE. AS NOTED
IN YOUR TUR, THEIR AGREEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PART OF THE
PROPOSED PACKAGE AND AS BCARFE HAS REPORTED THEY ARE ALREADY
STUDYING THE IMPLICATIONS. IF AND WHEN YOU CONSIDER IT
APPROPRIATE, WE ARE READY TO TAKE SOUNDINGS HERE AND SIM KEE BOON MAY, OF COURSE, TACKLE US OFF HIS OWN BAT AT ANY TIME. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL, THEREFORE, TO BE KEPT INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS AND WOULD WELCOME AN EARLY SIGHT OF THE TEXT OF
THE LETTER TO SIA SETTING OUT THE TERMS OF THE PACKAGE.
3. IF THERE WERE TO BE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS HERE WITH THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT BEFORE THE PROPOSED MEETING IN LONDON IN JUNE, I WOULD, OF COURSE, WISH BCARFE TO BE PRESENT.
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