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TELEGRAM NUMBER 514 OF 22 OCTOBER
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, PARIS, ROME, WASHINGTON, BANGKOK, HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND ECARFE), UKREP ICAO MONTREAL.
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YOUR TELNO 633 TO PEKING: CAAC NOTAM 191- AMBER ONE AIRWAY
1. ACTION TAKEN RYT PARAGRAPH 4 WITH MFA AHRENS (CHINA DESK) AND HELD (TRANSPORT REFERAT). THE RESPONSE RECEIVED IS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD PREFER TO AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF THE APPROACH MADE BY IATA TO CAAC. IATA PROPOSAL DESCRIBED HERE IS FOR AMBER ONE TO BE SLIGHTLY RE-ALIGNED FOR USE BY INS EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT AND FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT TO FOLLOW RED 65 TO ADMAK THEN RED 85 TO HONG KONG. LUFTHANSA AEROPLANES CARRY INS AND SO WOULD SUFFER LITTLE PENALTY. 2. IF THESE NEGOTIATIONS AT TECHNICAL LEVEL ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL WITHIN A SHORT TIME FURTHER CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO SUPPORTING THE SUGGESTED JOINT REPRESENTATIONS.
3. RYT LAST SENTENCE, NO DIRECT REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND NONE ARE INTENDED.
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