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TO ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE Mo TELNO.255 OF 13 FEBRUARY,
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D.T. TELNO.ALLOT 17: U.K/THAI POOL MEETING,
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1. THAI INTERNATIONAL HAVE APPLIED TO THE D.C.A FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORISATION TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS WITH A DC8-63 ON THE BKK/CHM/HKG V.V ROUTE AS FROM 1 APRIL.
2. TEXT OF AFTN MESSAGE IS AS FOLLOW:
**WE HAVE THE HONOUR TO INFORM YOU THAT THAI INTERNATIONAL HAS
DEFINITE PLAN TO OPT ITS SERVICES ALONG THE ROUTE BKK-CHM-HKG v,v EFF CI AFR 79 DTLS AS FLIVS TG 604/ THU DCB-63 ETD BKK 08 ETA/ETD CHM 0900/0940 ETA HKG 1330
TG 605/THU DC8-63 ETD HKG 1430 ETA/ETD CHM 1620/1700
ETA BKK 1800. ALL TIMES LOCAL
ACCORDING THE ASA BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES AMENDED BY CMU OF
28 OCT 77 CMA CHM IS NOT THE POINT OF ORIGIN ON THAI ROUTE STP
PENDING CONSULTATION BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES TO ADD CHM AS
ANOTHER POINT OF ORIGIN ON THAI ROUTE CMA WE SHALL BE GRATEFUL
IF A TEMPORARY AUTHORISATION COULD BE ISSUED BY YOU TO ENABLE
THAI INTERNATIONAL TO COMMENCE ITS SERVICES AS MENTIONED ABOVE.
BEST REGARDS.''
3. WE AND CPA SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF CHM AS A ROUTE POINT FOR
EACH SIDE IN THE ASA (OUR TELNO.1347 OF 23 NOV).
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