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TO RIGRITY HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND CARFE) TELNS S74 or 16 5 V AND TO PRIORITY THE HAQUE, KUALA LUMPUR (OR ROGANC)

OUR TELVO 843 OF 4 NOVEMBER AND YOUR TELNO 1.3 F 9 HOWARDA (NOT COPIED TO KUALA LUMPUR); KLA SERVICE: TO HONG KAL

1. TALES WITH THE DUTCH AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES TOOK PLACE AS PLAID IN LONDO ON 14/15 NOVEHRER ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF KLIT AID BRITISH AIRWAYS. THE DUTCH PELEGATION UNC LED BY SCHREURS (ILO) AND THE UK TELECATION DY STANDER (DOT).

2. AFTER LENGHTY DISCUSSION, IT WAS ACHELD THAT OU JECT TO THE SATIFACTORY CONCLUSION OF A COMMERICAL MOVIE ENT BETWEEN KL, AND

DRITISH AIRWAYS, THE MAIN ELCHERTS OF WHICH VERE ACPROVED AND RECORDED BY THE TWO AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES AT THE CLOSE OF THE TALO, KLM WOULD BE PERMITTED TO OUDSTITUTE A 0747 OR DCSY AABORAT FOR THE PRESENT DOS OPERATED ON THEIR SHOE WEEKLY SERVICE TO HOTG

KONG AND THAT THE FOLLOWING ROUTE WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT TRAFIC

RIGHTS BETWEEN LITERMEDIATE POINTS AND HONG KONGA AMSTERDAL

BARIUT (FROM APRIL 1583) KUWAIT KARACHI OK DELHI BANGKOK OR

RANGOOH - HONG KONG. THESE ARRANGEMENTS WOULD COME INTO EFFECT ON

1 APRIL 1978 AND WOULD BE REVIEWED ATTER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.

3. THE TWO SIDES PLAN TO MEET AGAIN, AS SOON AS THE COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED, TO DRAW UP A MEMORANDUI & UNDERSTANDING

ON THE ABOVE LINES.

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4. CERTAIN OTHER OUTSTANDING 1SSUES CONCERNING SERV1028 BET ZEN

THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE REVIEVED IN THE COUNSE

OF THE TALKS BUT NO CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED.

5. GEATFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE CONTENT WITH THE ROUTE

PROPOSED IN PARA 3 WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE

VIEWS EXPRESSED IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE,

OVEN FILES

HARD

WED.

HKDGD

MR BURROWS MR SUTHERLAND

MR HIBBERT MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY.

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