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TO ROUTINE SINGAPORE TELNO 228 OF 12 SEPTEMBER
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YOUR TELNO 284 : UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES
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1. WE SUSPECT THAT THE PRESS RELEASE SUMMARISED IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, ESPECIALLY THE OPENING REFERENCE TO THE SINGAPORE/
USA AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT, WAS DRAFTED BY THE SINGAPOREANS WITH
TONGUE IN CHEEK. WE DID NOT HOWEVER FEEL IT WOULD SERVE ANY USEFUL
PURPOSE FOR YOU TO TRY AND PERSUADE THEM TO AMEND IT: BUT YOU
SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS WHICH YOU MAY WISH, AT YOUR
DISCRETION, TO PUT TO THE DGCA TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT:
A) THE SINGAPORE/USA AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT OF SEPT 1977
WAS IN TRUTH EXTREMELY RESTRICTIVE SINCE IT GAVE THE
SINGAPOREANS A VERY POOR ROUTE AND LIMITED CAPACITY.
THIS FACT WAS POITED OUT TO KAHN OF THE US CIVIL
AERONAUTICS BOARD TO HIS CONSIDERABLE EMBARRASSMENT WHEN
HE WAS IN LONDON EARLIER THIS YEAR:
B) OUR AGREEMENT TO SIA INAUGURATING SERVICES ON THE ROUTE
TO THE US WEST COAST VIA HONG KONG WAS NOT REPEAT NOT
GRANTED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ADDITIONAL FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS FOR CPA, BUT RATHER IN EXCHANGE FOR SIA'S AGREEMENT TO FREEZE (AND IN CERTAIN CASES, REDUCE) SERVICES ON THEIR EXISTING ROUTES WITHING THE REGION. THIS WAS MADE CLEAR IN
ROCERS' LETTER OF 8 JUNE TO PILLAY.
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