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RR HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
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FM D T I 201510Z NOV 78
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG (GOV) (BCARFE)
TELEGRAM NUMBER ALLOT 164 OF 20 NOVEMBER
INFO SINGAPORE
HKK 184/1
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12 MOV 1978
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UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES
OUR ALLOT 147 OF 29 SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE NOW HAD LETTER FROM SIA ACCEPTING TOTAL WITHDRAWAL OF THEIR SERVICES BEYOND HONG KONG TO OSAKA W.E.F. 31 JANUARY 79. THEY HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO WITHDRAW 4 X B707 SIN/BKK/HKG/OSA W.E.F. 6 DEC 78 WHILST BRINGING FORWARD FROM 15 DEC TO 6 DEC THE SWITCH FROM 4 X B727 TO 4 X DC10 ON SIN/BKK/HKG. THIS SEEMS AN ACCEPTABLE PROPOSI-
TION AND WE HAVE RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY.
IN ADDITION BECAUSE OF SOME CHANGES IN DELIVERY PATTERNS OF THEIR
DC10S AND B7475 THEY HAVE ASKED IF WE WOULD GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE INTRODUCTORY PHASES OF THEIR TRANS-PACIFIC SERV- ICES - PHASE 4, 5 AND 6 OF THE ATTACHMENT TO BRYANT'S LETTER OF 2 OCTOBER TO MR LIAU COPIED TO YOU. THEY MAY WANT TO COMBINE PHASES 4 AND 5 AND MAKE A PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION OF 2 B747S FOR 2 DC10S IN
JULY 79. WE DID NOT IN ANY EVENT ATTACH MUCH SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PHASING EMBODIED IN PHASES 4, 5 AND 6: IT WAS NO 1:ORE THAN A ATTEMPT TO ACCORD WITH SIA'S PROCUREMENT PLANS. THE ESSENCE OF THE PACKAGE
WAS FOR SIA TO TAKE OFF THEIR OSAKA SERVICES FROM THE TIME OF THE
INTRODUCTION OF THEIR TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES. WE HAVE THEREFORE SAID
THAT WE WILL GIVE SYMPATHETIC CONSIDERATION TO THEIR PROPOSALS BUT
THAT WE SHALL WANT TO KNOW THE PRECISE DETAILS WHEN THEY SUBMIT
THEIR SCHEDULES FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1/4/79 FOR APPROVAL.
COPIES OF LETTERS TO AND FROM SIA SENT BY BAG.
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