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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 1139 OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1978.
INFO HANOI, VIENTIANE, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MY TELNO 1118: CPA LEASED TRISTARS.
YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT THE FOLLOWING SIGNAL FROM VICE PRESIDENT
PAN AM WAS SENT BY THE LOCAL PAN AM OFFICE VIA AFTN TO DGCA VIETNAM ON 19 SEPTEMBER.
QUOTE. IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO ADVISE YOU THAT THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY HAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO PAY OVER- FLIGHT CHARGES PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN OUR TWO DELEGATIONS IN HANOI ON JULY 19 OF THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT PAN AM REPRESENTATIVE MR GEORGE CANNON HAS JUST ADVISED ME THAT HE HAS CONCLUDED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION FOR THE LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC FOR PAN AM TO OVERFLY LAOTIAN TERRITORY. ON THE BASIS OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT APPROVAL AND AN AGREEMENT WITH LAOS, PAN AM IS NOW PREPARED TO COMMENCE OVERFLIGHT UTILISING THE ATS AIR ROUTE AMBER ONE. WE ARE PREPARED ON RECEIPT OF YOUR CONFIRMING WIRE TO IMMDIATELY DEPOSIT TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO THE ACCOUNT AND BANK SPECIFIED IN THE
NOTAM ISSUED BY YOUR AUTHORITY. WE WILL FURTHER IMMEDIATELY ADVISE YOU OF THE SCHEDULE OF PAN AM AIRCRAFT INTENDED TO INAUGURATE SERVICE ON AMBER ONE. UNQUOTE.
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