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FM HONG KONG 170900Z
CONFIDENTIAL
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MARCH
TO ROUTINE HANOI TELNO 4 OF 17 MARCH 1978.
INFO F C 0.
YOUR LETTER OF 2 MARCH TO POLITICAL ADVISER: NON-SCHEDULED
FLIGHTS BETWEEN VIETNAM AND HONG KONG.
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION IN PRINCIPLE TO NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS NOW
THAT THE AMBER ONE ROUTE HAS BEEN AGREED. HOWEVER, WE WOULD PREFER TO WAIT UNTIL AMBER ONE HAS BEEN RE-OPENED AND THE COMMUNICATIONS
AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS PROVED SATISFACTORY BEFORE SUGGESTING TO THE VIETNAMESE THE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH SHOULD BE
MADE FOR NON-SCHEDULED TRAFFIC. FURTHERMORE, WE WOULD NOT WISH TO NEGOTIATE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT TO COVER THESE FLIGHTS. ALL
SUCH FLIGHTS TO HONG KONG ARE DEALTH WITH ON A CASE BY CASE BASS TO ENABLE THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION TO KEEP CLOSE CONTROL OW
THEM.
2. WE ARE SENDING BY BAG COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTATION WHICH DCA
REQUIRES TO BE SUBMITTED WHEN APPLICATION IS MADE FOR
ANY NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT STRICLTY NECESSARY,
DCA WOULD BE PREPARED TO MEET VIETNAMESE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES HERE TO DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD
NOT AT PRESENT SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A VISIT. SUBJECT TO ANY COMMENTS FROM LONDON, WE SUGGEST YOU TELL THE VIETNAMESE THAT THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES WILL BE HAPPY TO
EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS AS SOON AS THE AIR COMMUNICATIONS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR AMBER ONE ARE WORKING SMOOTHLY. YOU SHOULD ADD THAT THERE WOULD BE NO QUESTION OF A LETTER OF AGREEMENT, EMPHASISING THAT THIS HAS
NOT BEEN NECESSARY TO COVER NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN ANY OTHER COUNTRY AND HONG KONG.
3. FCO PLEASE PASS TO STABLE C AIR 1 D OT.
MACELHOSE
FILE S MAED
HK & GD SEAD
[PASSED AS REQUESTED] [REPETITION TO HANOI REFERRED
FOR DEPARTMENTAL DECISION] [COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]
MR BUTLER
MR BURROWS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
CONFIDENTIAL