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FM HONG KONG 171724Z JAN 79
TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.119 OF 17 JANUARY,
INFO PRIORITY SINGAPORE (FOR ROGERS).
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YOUR TELNO.15 : U.K/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES,
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1. CPA WERE ASKED TO RECONSIDER THEIR ATTITUDE, HAVING REGARD TO
LOSS OF GOODWILL INHERENT IN TAKING A HARD-LINE OVER THESE ISSUES, AS COMPARED WITH ANY LOSSES CPA MIGHT SUFFER. THEY HAVE NOW QUANTIFIED POSSIBLE EFFECTS AND CONCLUDED:
(A) AS REGARDS GUM-HKG THEY AGREE TO SIA HAVING TEMPORARY
RIGHTS PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE SIA USE DC-10S ON THEIR TRANS-PACIFIC ROUTE, AND WITH THE FURTHER PROVISO THAT THEY WOULD LOSE THEM IF A BRITISH OPERATOR CAME
ON TO THE ROUTE.
(B) AS TO THE THIRD FREIGHTER CPA DO NOT OBJECT TO THIS
OPERATION EAST-BOUND ONLY WITH SIN-HKG BLINDED PROVIDED IT IS PERMITTED ONLY UNTIL A BRITISH OPERATOR BEGINS A SERVICE ON
THE ROUTE.
2. CPA ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AN APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENT IN RETURN
FOR THESE CONCESSIONS AS THERE IS NOTHING THEY PRESENTLY REQUIRE. THEY ARE CONTENT THEREFORE. TO LEAVE THE RECIPROCAL CONCESSION ON DEPOSIT FOR FUTURE ENCASHMENT, A VIEW WITH WHICH WE CONCUR.
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