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4. AS REGARDS THE HEATHROW/GATWICK PROBLEM, ROGERS FLOATED THE IDEA THAT BRITISH CALEDONIAN MIGHT BE ALLOWED TO MOUNT A MODEST NUMBER OF UNREQUITED SERVICES FROM GATWICK TO AGREED POINT THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES, WITHOUT OFFSETTING SERVICES BY SAS, IN RETURN FOR OUR AGREEING THAT THE SCANDINAVIAN CHARTER AIRLINES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE CHARTERS TO THE UK ON A 5TH FREEDOM' ? BASIS. BOGH HAD HAD TO LEAVE BY THIS TIME BUT VOSS AND PETERSEN WERE RECEPTIVE TO THIS, PROVIDED THERE WAS NO OVERT LINKAGE BETWEEN THE TWO.
5. IT WAS AGREED THAT
A. SUBJECT TO VOSS TAKING SOUNDINGS OF BOGH AND SAS, A MEETING · WOULD BE ARRANGED DETWEEN BA, BCAL AND SAS BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF DISCUSSIONS, TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF A SOLUTION TO THE HEATHROW/GATWICK PROBLEM ON THE LINES INDICATED IN PARA 4 ABOVE, AND
B. THERE SHOULD BE A FURTHER INFORMAL DISCUSSION IN THE SAME SMALL GROUP ON 13 NOVEMBER IN LONDON AND THAT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT PLENARY SESSION SHOULD BE DEFERRED TO 14 NOVEMBER. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS NEXT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS TO CARRY OVER INTO A SECOND WEEK IF NECESSARY.
C. A SMALL SEPARATE GROUP WITH LEGAL ADVISERS SHOULD MEET IN OSLO BEFORE THE LONDON TALKS TO START DISCUSSIONS ON THE TEXTS OF THE NON-CONTROVERSIAL ARTICLES OF THE DRAFT AGREEMENTS.
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