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ONGKOK
DESK BY 09020OZ
GR 300
RESTRICTED
DESKBY 09020OZ FEB
FM DTI 08182OZ FEB 79
TO IMMEDIATE BANGKOK
MKR184/1
RE
PA
NO. CT MAED
GC M
अमीर
No | Joolz Esto. (foring)
TELEGRAM NUMBER ALLOT 1 OF 8 FEBRUARY
PERSONAL FOR ROGERS DOT FROM STEELE
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HONG KONG TELNO 198 OF 3 FEBRUARY: YOUR VISIT
I NOTICE FROM TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WISH TO RAISE WITH YOU THE POSSIBILITY OF A CPA SERVICE TO LONDON. IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW INTERESTED CPA THEMSELVES ARE, NOR WHETHER THEY ARE SERIOUSLY SEEKING TO RE-OPEN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN 1975/6. I SHOULD BE INTERESTED TO HEAR HOW MUCH STEAM THERE IS BEHIND THE PROPOSAL, WHICH HAS BOTH DIFFICULTIES AND ATTRACTIONS. IN DISCUSSING WITH THEM PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT:-
1.
THE INITIAL DECISION WOULD BE FOR THE CAA IN RESPONSE TO AN- APPLICATION FROM CPA. THERE WOULD PRESUMABLY BE OBJECTIONS FROM BA AND POSSIBLY LAKER, WHO ARE STILL INTERESTED THEMSELVES.
2. THE DEPARTMENT'S INITIAL ROLE WOULD BE TO ADVISE ON THE CONSEQU- ENCES FOR INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION RELATIONS. THESE WOULD PRESUMABLY ARISE MAINLY IF CPA WANTED RIGHTS BETWEEN UK AND THE GULF. IF THEY DID, WOULD CPA BE THINKING IN TERMS OF A DEAL WITH BA ON THIS? IF A NEGOTIATING PRICE HAD TO BE FOUND, IT WOULD BE NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT CPA TO PAY IT.
3. THE DEPARTMENT WOULD FINALLY BE INVOLVED IF THERE WERE AN APPEAL FROM THE CAA'S DECISION.
· 4. WE STILL GET A STEADY STREAM OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF
BA'S SERVICES.
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AT STAKE, NOT ALL OF THEM PRIMARILY FOR THE DEPARTMENT, BUT IN REMINDING HK OF THEM I SHOULD BE GLAD IF YOU WOULD NEITHER DETER NOR ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT
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OF THE MK AUTHORITIES OR CPA'S FURTHER IDEAS.