UNQUOTE.
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2. LAKERS ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THEIR REPLY, AS FOLLOWS.
QUOTE.
DEAR MR HAJRI
MANY THANKS INDEED FOR YOUR TELEX OF THE 27TH SEPTEMBER
IT WAS INDEED A GREAT PLEASURE TO TALK TO YOU OVER THE
TELEPHONE AND TO RECEIVE THE GOOD NEWS. WE ARE APPEARING BEFORE THE HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES DURING
THE WEEK COMMENCING THE 12TH NOVEMBER AND BEFORE THE
BRITISH CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES ON THE 13TH DECEMBER AND
THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES SHOULD ANNOUNCE THEIR DECISION.
SOME TIME IN JANUARY.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION IT IS OUR INTENTION THAT WE SHOULD
RELEASE THE GOOD NEWS FROM YOURSELF REGARDING THE TRAFFIC
RIGHTS AT SHARJAH AT THE HONG KONG HEARING. WE BELIEVE
THAT THE GRANTING OF TRAFFIC RIGHTS AT SHARJAH WILL GO
A LONG WAY TOWARDS GETTING US THE NECESSARY LICENCES.
ON BEHALF OF ALL THE STAFF AND MYSELF AT LAKER AIRWAYS I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR GOVERNMENT MOST SINCERELY
FOR GRANTING THE TRAFFIC RIGHTS AND ACTING SO PROMPTLY AND
YOU MAY REST ASSURED THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
TO FURTHER THE AIMS OF ALL THOSE WHO RUN SHARJAH AIRPORT.
WITH KIND REGARDS
FREDDIE LAKER.
UNQUOTE.
3. GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY DESKBY 130100Z.
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MR CORTAZZI LORD BRIDGES
MISS BROWN
MR MURRAY
MR J.C. MOBERLY
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ཕཝཎཱ ཙྭཀྑུ
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON