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GRS 300
CYPHER CAT A
FM SINGAPORE Ø70631Z
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HKK 184/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY RO. 51 1.0 AUG 1978
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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 252 OF 7 AUG 78. INFOR HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).
FOR MAED FROM SMITH.
(456
465,
YOUR TELNO 388 TO CANBERRA:
UK/SİNGAPORE AIR SERVICES.
1., I HAVE AGAIN SPOKEN TO PEK HOCK THIAM WHO HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS ARE CONTENT WITH THE ROGERS/PILLAY PACKAGE AND AGREE THAT THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC RIGHTS FOR CPA SHOULD
I HAVE ACCORDINGLY NOW BE FORMALISED IN AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
SENT THE TEXTS OF THE LETTERS TO THE MFA AS A PRELUDE TO THE FORMAL EXCHANGE AFTER THE MINISTER'S RETURN TO SINGAPORE.
2u AS EXPECTED PEK ASKED WHEN CPA WOULD BE INTRODUCING THEIR NEW SERVICES. IN THE LIGHT OF HONG KONG TELNO 936 I DID NOT VOLUNTEER PRECISE DATES, SIMPLY SAYING THAT CPA AIM TO OPERATE TO PERTH DURING 1978 (NOT LATER THAN 1 NOVEMBER) AND TO EAST MALAYSIA
PEK MADE A POINT OF NEXT; POSSIBLY IN A YEAR OR SO FROM NOW. SAYING THAT SINGAPORE IS PERFECTLY HAPPY FOR CPA TO OPERATE TO EAST MALAYSIA. HE WAS NOT PREPARED TO FORECAST WHETHER AND WHEN SIA WOULD OBTAIN TRAFFIC RIGHTS TO KUCHING AND KOTA KINABALU BUT DID SAY THAT SINGAPORE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING COUNTER MEASURES IF
HE ADDED THAT MALAYSIA FAILED TO MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS BY NOVERBER. AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEAR OF FRUITLESS DISCUSSIONS SINGAPORE COULD NOT ALLOW THE DIALOGUE ABOUT THE INBALANCE OF EARNINGS TO DRAG ON WITHOUT RESULT ANY LONGER.
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