TNAG-0514-FCO40-579-Purchase-of-wide-bodied-aircraft-by-Cathy-Pacific-Airlines-1974 — Page 64

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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 248 OF 25 FEBRUARY/INFO BCARFE HONG KONG,

1974

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,

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.

FCO PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

MACLEHOSE

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON

SECRETARY AEROSPACE

MR DLE B JONES

MR VARRINGTON

MR ROGERS CA2

MR KNIGHTON CA2

MR STEPHENSON CA2 MISS WELCH CREL

DTI

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