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TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 248 OF 25 FEBRUARY/INFO BCARFE HONG KONG
PA
PARAGRAPH 4 OF OUR TELEGRAM NO 242: CPA CHOICE OF WIDE-BODIED
AIRCRAFT.
IN RESPONSE TO THE DTI REQUEST, THE CPA BOARD HAVE AGREED TO DEFER THE SIGNING OF A LETTER OF INTENT FOR WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT UNTIL 18 MARCH. AS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED, THIS DEFERMENT WILL COST THEM U.S. DOLLARS 250,000 IF DOUGLAS EQUIPMENT IS PURCHASED.
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2. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL GIVE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR INCOMING MINISTERS TO CONSIDER THIS QUESTION. OBVIOUSLY SEVERE PROBLEMS CAN ARISE FROM A SERIES OF DEFERMENTS OF A DECISION OF THIS TYPE AND WE TRUST THAT IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO SEEK ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENT OF THE REVISED DATE.
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON
SECRETARY AEROSPACE
MR DLE B JONES
MR WARRINGTON
MR ROGERS CA2
MR KNIGHTON CA2 MR STEPHENSON CA2 MISS WELCH CREL
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