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MANILA, CANBERRA AND WELLINGTON
YOUR TELNOS 279 AND 284': AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT/CONCORDE
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1. MANICKAVASAGAM HAD A SHORT MEETING WITH HR TEBBIT ON 1 AUGUST. THIS WAS PRIMARILY A COURTESY CALL, ALTHOUGH MANICKAVASAGAM REFERRED IRIEFLY TO CONRCORDE. HE SAID THAT, WHILE THE OPERATING PERMIT HAD FORMALLY BEEN RENEWED FOR 6 MONTHS ONLY, WE COULD IN PRACTICE PLAN ON A FURTHER 12 MONTHS WHILE TESTS OF THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
CONTINUED.
2. EARLIER IN THE WEEK, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE HAD RECEIVED
A LETTER FROM MANICKAVASAGAM CONFIRMING HIS AGREEMENT TO THE
UNDERSTANDINGS SET OUT IN THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN HAMZAH AND ROBERTS (OUR TELNOS 207 AND 208). MR TEBBIT TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAND TO MANICKAVASAGAM A LETTER FROM MR NOTT CONFIRMING THAT HE
ALSO AGREED WITH THESE UNDERSTANDINGS. TEXTS OF THESE LETTERS FOLLOW
BY DAG. THE PROCEDURE IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT ENVISAGED IN
THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 207, BUT HAS THE SAME
EFFECT.
3. PLEASE TELL HAMZAH THAT MR NOTT'S REPLY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO MANICK-
AVASAGAM, AND WILL NO DOUBT REACH IMM IN DUE COURSE THROUGH THE MALAYSIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON. PLEASE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE SAME TIME TO CONFIRM THAT HAMZAH IS SENDING ROBERTS A LETTER ON DISCOUNTING PRACTICES (PARA 2 OF OUR FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE AND OUR TELNO 209).
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