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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 152 OF 23.12.77 AND TO HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) RPTED FOR INFORMATION TO DEPT OF TRADE, BANGKOK, OTTAWA (FOR UJREP ICAO) AND SAVING TO HANOI.

CIVIL AVIATION.

LAO DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION TOLD ME LAST NIGHT THAT HE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH 1.C.A.0. WITH A VIEW TO RESCHEDULING OF THE QUADRIPARTITE MEETING ON OVERFLIGHTS. THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE IN EARLY FEBRUARY AS ICAO HAD ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT DURING

JANUARY.

2. DIRECT FLIGHTS TO BANGKOK WOULD PROBABLY REMAIN AT ONLY 2 A WEEK SINCE THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TRAFFIC TO WARRANT AN INCREASE ESPECIALLY AS AIR FRANCE WOULD BE STARTING FLIGHTS TO HANOI VIA BANGKOK (THOUGH WITHOUT TRAFFIC RIGHTS BETWEEN BANGKOK AND HANOI) IN APRIL AND THESE WOULD ATTRACT MANY OF THE TRAVELLERS FROM WESTERN EUROPE WHOM LAO AVIATION MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE CARRIED FROM

BANGKOK TO HANOI.

3. D.C.A. CLAIMED THAT LAO AVIATION HAD BEEN CONFRONTED WITH A HONG KONG REQUIREMENT THAT THEY INCREASE 3RD PARTS INSURANCE COVER ON EACH AIRCRAFT FLYING TO HONG KONG FROM PRESENT US DOLLARS 30 MILLION TO US DOLLARS 150 MILLION, BUT THAT THEY HAD BEEN INFORMED BY MARLEYS (THE ONLY REMAINING INSURANCE AGENT HERE) THAT MAXIMUM COVER OBTAIN- ABLE FROM LLOYDS FOR EXAMPLE FOR THEIR DC4'S WAS US DOLLARS 53 MILLION. GRATEFUL HONG KONG AND DOT'S COMMENTS ON THIS.

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