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TO PRIORITY VIENTIANE TELNO 10 OF 17 MARCH 1978
INFO F C O
INFO SAVING HANOI.
LAO AIRCRAFT: MAINTENANCE IN HONG KONG.
VAN DER SLUIS OF H A E CO PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO VIENTAINE LAST
WEEK. HE WAS UNABLE TO CALL ON YOU BUT HAS TOLD US THAT LAOTIAN
AVIATION OFFICIALS ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A NUMBER
OF C123 AIRCRAFT BEING FERRIED TO HONG KONG FOR MAINTENANCE BY
HAE CO.
2. DIRECTOR CIVIL AVIATION WILL REQUIRE MORE DETAILS THAN THE
LAOTIANS WOULD BE LIKELY TO PROVIDE IN A DIRECT APPLICATION TO HIM BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO APPROVE THIS PROPOSAL. IN THIS
CASE HE WOULD THEREFORE PREFER THAT ANY APPLICATION BEING
CHANNELLED THROUGH YOU (DESPITE PARA 3 OF MY TELNO 27 OF 9 DECEMER 1977) AND HAS ASKED H A E CO TO ADVISE THE LAOTIANS ACCORDINGLY
3. WHEN THE LAOTIANS APPROACH YOU, PLEASE ASK THEM HOW MANY AIRCRAFT WOULD BE INVOLVED AND WHETHER THEY WOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMS AND DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT.
WE SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THEY ENVISAGE A PERMANENT
MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME WITH HAEC 0.
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