DEPARTMENTS OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND PRICES
and CONSUMER PROTECTION
Tel/IC,
File No.
2
26/01
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16:-
IMMEDIATE
Draft Telegram
HONG KONG (GOV
& BCARFE) No...ALLOT........
(Date)
And to:-
1.5.7
5.4.78
Routine
46
Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should,
Cut addresses (0) 9.900.
Ken
LOCAL
060100 £ 6 APR.78
+....
(Date
Despatched
1950
CYPHER
Security classification
if any
IMMEDIATE
any]
]
CONFIDENTIAL
5PR 1978
dressed to...HONG..KONG...(GOVERNOR. &..BCARFE)..17.
ALLOT57
telegram No.
SEQUL
And to
repeated for information to
..(date)..
5.4.78
197
8
2
5 APR 1978
2.
Repeat to:-
SEOUL
Saving to:-
Distribution:-
Copies to:-
Saving to
Text: (to be typed with double spacing 2 UK/KOREA AIR SERVICES
763 G
59
YOUR TELS 423 and BCAREE TEL ALIOT 2 TO SEOUL Although KAL has said that it is only seeking the concession for Jeddah-Seoul traffic which Hong assured BCARFE was all captive traffic there is no easy means of checkihng this in practice. 46,000 which is the figure Hong quoted, which you sa now say is on the g high side, is a very significant ember in relation to the total Gulf-Hong Kong estimated traffic for 1978. The latter includes a very sizeable element of behind traffic from Saudi Arabia and there could be an important interaction between Gulf-Hong Kong traffic in the future and services by KAL with own stopover rights in Hong Kong. When we see the report of the three airline study group on the traffic between Hong Kong and the Gulf we would like to be sure what assumptions
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