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HONG KONG 121035Z NOV 79
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1597 OF 12 NOVEMBER
HKKISH 5 PA 5.
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13 NOV 1979
INFO IMMEDIATE ABU DHABI, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON.
AIR SERVICES ON THE HONG KONG/LONDON ROUTE.
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13 1. FURTHER TO MY TELNO 1595 (NOW BEING REPEATED TO ABU DHABI),
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LAKERS SUBSEQUENTLY DISTRIBUTED COPIES OF A TELEX MESSAGE FROM
THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION, SHARJAH, WHICH READS
AS FOLLOWS, QUOTE
DEAR SIR FREDDIE,
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO TALK TO YOU ON THE PHONE AGAIN.
RYL DATED SEPT 11, 79 I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SHARJAH WILL GRANT YOU IN PRINCIPLE
FULL TRAFFIC RIGHST ON THE REQUESTED SECTORS SHJ/UK AND VV SHJ/HKG AND VV AS WELL AS ALL POINTS BEYOND. THESE TRAFFIC RIGHTS WILL COME INTO EFFECT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE GOT THE RECIPROCATE TRAFFIC RIGHTS FROM UK AND HONG KONG CIVIL
AVIATION AUTHORITIES. WE LIKE TO CONFFIRM THAT SHARJAH AIRPORT AUTHORITYY WWIILLL HANDLE YOUR FLIGHTS AS PER GROUND HANDLING
AGREEMENT WHICH HAS TO BE SIGNED.
FOR FUEL REQUEST WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO CONTACT BP LONDON
AVIATION SALES AND WE WILL DO OUR UTMOST TO ASSIST YOU IN
OBTAINING THE REQUIRED QUANTITIES WITH LOCAL BP OFFICES.
IN REGARD TO YOUR SALES IN SHARJAH WE OFFER YOU THE OPTION TO
OPEN YOUR OWN AIRLINE OFFICE OR TO APPOINT GENERAL SALES AGENT
IN SHARJAH.
WISHING YOU A SUCCESS FOR YOUR FUTURE OPERATIONS AND HOPING
FOR A LONG AND FRUITFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN US HERE IN SHARJAH.
REGARDS
MOHAMMED SAIF AL HAJRI
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION
SHARJAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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