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ADDITIONAL AIRLINE TO BRITISH AIRWAYS (YOU SHOULD RESIST
BEING DRAWN ON THIS).
ARTICLES C-10: AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON MULTIPLE DESIGNATION
PROVISION.
ARTICLE 11: PARA (4) IS AN ADDITION WHICH APPEARS IN OUR STANDARD
ASA DRAFT AND IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. THE DELETION OF THE
PASSAGE IN PARA (7) ENSURES THAT IN THE EVENT OF
AGREEMENT NOT BEING POSSIBLE ON A NEW TARIFF THE
EXISTING TARIFF CONTINUES IN FORCE INDEFINATELY.
ARTICLE 12: THE NEW WORDING OF FINAL SENTENCE FOLLOWS ARTICLE
10 OF THE PRC/NETHERLANDS ASA.
ARTICLE 13: SELF-EXPLANATORY
ARTICLE 14: THE OBLIGATION FOR CREWS TO STAY AT THE AIRPORT
HAS BEEN DELETED BECAUSE IT INHIBITS OPERATIONAL
FLEXIBILITY AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO SUCH REQUIREMENT
IN THE PRC/NETHERLANDS AGREEMENT.
THE CHINESE INSISTED ON THE ADDITION OF THE FINAL
SENTENCE IN 1973, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO AVOID THIS
CUMBERSOME COMMITMENT,
ARTICLE 15: ARTICLES 15 AND 16 OF 73 TEXT OMITTED BECAUSE OF
ARTICLE 10:
PRC'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHICAGO CONVENTION:
PARA (4): ASA'S USUALLY CONTAIN AS A FALLBACK USE OF
THE GOOD OFFICES OF ICAO FOR ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES.
NOW THAT PRC ARE MEMBERS OF ICAO, WE THINK IT
WORTHWILE INSERTING A SUITABLE ADDITION.
SELF-EXPLANATORY
ARTICLE 1: FOLLOWS STANDARD ASA FORMAT
ARTICLE 10: IN ALL NEW ASA'S WE ATTEMPT TO INCLUDE AN AVIATION
SECURITY ARTICLE. PROPOSED WORDING IS ADAPTATION OF
CORRESPONDING ARTICLE IN UK/USA ASA
ANNEX:
THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES ARE:
ADDITIONAL ROUTE POINTS IN UK ROUTE 1 INCLUDING
SHANGHAI IN RETURN FOR WHICH WE ARE OFFERING THE
PRC GLASGOW IN THEIR ROUTE 1.
THE INTRODUCTION OF REGIONAL ROUTES FOR BOTH SIDES:
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