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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 - 3 AUG 1978
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TO PRIORITY CANBERRA TELNO 388 OF 1 AUGUST 1978
AND TO PRIORITY SINGAPORE,
INFO HONGKONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE),
FOLLOWING FOR ROGERS, DOT: UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES..
1. BY LETTER DATED 25 JULY, PILLAY (SINGAPORE AIRLINES) HAS WRITTEN TO YOU AS FOLLOWS:
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I AM GLAD TO REPORT TO YOU THAT OUR MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS HAS NOW APPROVED THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WE REACHED LAST MONTH IN LONDON.
MAY I LEAVE IT NOW TO OUR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY DIPLOMATIC STEPS TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT.
MAY I SAY ONCE AGAIN HOW PLEASED WE ARE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT WITH YOU SO SPEEDILY AND SATISFACTORILY AS WELL AS WITH SUCH GRACE AND CORDIALITY.
1 DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN SINGAPORE BEFORE LONG. UNTIL THEN, KINDEST PERSONAL REGARDS UNQUOTE,
2. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT SINGAPORE CONFIRM PILLAY'S UNDERSTANDING AND SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER VIEWS THEY OR YOU (ROGERS) MAY HAVE, THE WAY NOW LOOKS CLEAR FOR SINGAPORE TO SUBMIT TO THE MFA THE FORMAL NOTE WE PROPOSED IN OUR TELNO 174 TO SINGAPORE.
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