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HKK 18411
FM HONG KONG 090755Z FEB 79
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 239 OF 9 FEBRUARY
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PLEASE PASS TO DO T.
UK/PAPUA NEW GUINEA AIR SERVICES.
1. YOU SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED FROM BCARFE A COPY OF CPA'S DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH AIR NIUGINI DRAWN UP WHEN GREY (GENERAL MANAGER OF ANG) VISITED HONG KONG ON 15 JANUARY. THE DRAFT IS SATISFACTORY TO US, WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS :
A. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN SPITE OF WHAT IS IMPLIED IN PARA 6 OF ARTICLE 1, POOL SETTLEMENTS WILL NOT BE LIMITED. CPA HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ARRANGE A LIMIT ON SETTLEMENTS :
B. THE DRAFT INCLUDES CHARTER FLIGHTS PARA 3 OF ARTICLE 8. CPA HAVE SAID THEY WILL REMOVE REFERENCE TO CHARTERS.
2. GREY WILL BE LEAVING THE EMPLOYMENT OF ANG LATER THIS MONTH AND CPA IS ANXIOUS TO GET TEXT OF AGREEMENT AGREED BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE. THE REVISED TEXT WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INDICATE WHETHER YOU COULD APPROVE THE DRAFT, SUBJECT TO (A) AND (B) ABOVE.
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