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INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON.
YOUR TELNO 266: US/HONG KONG AIR SERVICES.
1. WE CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE ISSUE OF A PERMIT
TO BRANIFF.
2. WITH REGARD TO ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS, WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECT-
ION TO WORLD AIRWAYS AND TIA BEING DESIGNATED AND WE UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN GRANTED TEMPORARY AUTHORITY BY THE US CAB TO OPERATE SCHEDULED SERVICES TO HONG KONG. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF OPERATORS THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE AND, IF FURTHER DESIGNATIONS ARE IN THE OFFING (WHETHER UNDER THE TRANS-PACIFIC LOW-FARE ROUTE INVESTIGATION OR OTHERWISE) WE WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER THE NEED FOR A SUBMISSION TO BE MADE TO THE US AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT THE LONG TERM INTEREST (MY TELNO 1197 OF 13 OCTOBER 1978).
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