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FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 2482
OF 25080OZ JULY 89
INFO ROUTINE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
REQUEST FOR RHKAAF FLYING TRAINING IN BRUNEI.
BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE USE OF SEK KONG RUNWAY FOR HOUSING VBPS, THE RHKAAF HAS NO TRAINING AIRFIELD FOR THE TIME BEING. WHILE SOME USE CAN BE MADE OF KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CARRY OUT CIRCUIT TRAINING THERE BECAUSE OF THE HIGH LEVEL OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE DEFENCE ATTACHE IN BRUNEI COULD ASK THE AUTHORITIES WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO DEPLOY ONE AIRCRAFT TO BRUNEI FOR ONE WEEK TO CARRY OUT A TRAINING PROGRAMME.
2. WE HAVE THREE VOLUNTEER PILOTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR EARLY FLYING TRAINING, BUT NOW NEED TO COVERT FROM BASIC TRAINERS TO TWIN- ENGINED AIRCRAFT. THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED IN A WEEK OF FULLTIME TRAINING. THE RHKAAF HAVE MADE REGULAR FLIGHTS TO BRUNEI FOR NAVIGATION TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF PILOTS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE SHOULD LIKE TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF THE NEXT DEPLOYMENT BY ONE WEEK. THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION, A BRITAIN NORMAN ISLANDER, REGISTRATION HKG7, COULD BRING DOWN TWO INSTRUCTORS TOGETHER WITH THE THREE STUDENTS AND AN ENGINEER. WE WOULD MEET ANY COSTS INVOLVED.
3. THE RHKAAF HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LT. COL. JOCKLIN, THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BRUNEI AIRWING AND HE IS AWARE OF THE DETAILS. BEFORE MAKING ANY FIRM ARRANGEMENTS, HOWEVER, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF POLITICAL CLEARANCE COULD BE OBTAINED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST APPROPRIATE CONTACT WOULD BE THE PERMANENT SECRETARY, POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION, AT THE BRUNEI MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. THE NEXT TRAINING FLIGHT TO BRUNEI IS DUE IN AUGUST AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE THE TIMING TO SUIT BRUNEI'S CONVENIENCE.
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