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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNOR AND BCARFE TELNO 513 OF 30 JUNE
INFO WASHINGTON
YOUR TELNO 783: UK/USA AIR SERVICES.
1. IT IS WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF BERMUDA 2 ANNEX 1, SECTION 5, POINT, FOR PAN AM TO ADVERTISE A THROUGH PLANE SINGLE FLIGHT NUMBER SERVICE FROM MEXICO OR ANY OTHER POINT. OUR LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT THEY NOW INTEND TO ORIGINATE THE FLIGHT AT HOUSTON AND TERMINATE IT AT THE SAME POINT POSSIBLY WITH A
CONNECTING FLIGHT TO MEXICO.
2. YOUR PARAGRAPHS 3, 4 AND 5. THIS SEEMS SATISFACTORY AS IT ONLY INVOLVES A TOTAL OF SIX ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS PER WEEK WHICH SERVE BANGKOK AND SINGAPORE. WE AGREE THAT THE OPERATIONS ON THE ROUND THE WORLD SERVICES CONSTITUTE TWO ROUND TRIPS CALLING AT BANGKOK.
3. WE AGREE THAT PAA ARE MAKING FREQUENT SCHEDULE CHANGES BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS PROVIDED THERE IS NO INCREASE IN FREQUENCY. WE HAVE CONSTANT DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AMERICAN AIRLINES IN TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF PERMITS BASED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE BERMUDA 2. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THEREFORE THAT WE SHALL BE SUCCESSFUL WHERE YOU HAVE FAILED IN MAKING THEM COMPLY WITH A REQUEST FOR EARLIER FILING OF THEIR SCHEDULES ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE
BILATERAL. BUT WE SHALL TRY.
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