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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.1044 OF 19 OCTOBER, INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE.

U.K/MALAYSIA AIR SERVICES.

DOT ALLOT U/N. AND ALLOT 125 OF 18 OCTOBER.

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1. WE REGRET DELAY IN REPLYING TO YOUR TELEGRAM: THE AIDE MEMOIRE ONLY BECAME AVAILABLE HERE TODAY.

2. OUR COMMENTS ON THE THREE POINTS RAISED IN YOUR ALLOT 123 OF 12 OCTOBER ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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(A) WE WOULD WISH YOU TO PRESS TO QUOTE POINTS IN EAST MALAYSIA UNQUOTE. CPA CURRENT INFORMATION, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION, IS THAT THE KUCHING AIRPORT WAS RECENTLY UPGRADED IN PERFORMANCE AND WILL TAKE B707S. WE WOULD ALSO WISH YOU TO CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR FOUR AS OPPOSED TO THREE FREQUENCIES BUT WOULD BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THREE IF THIS REMAINS AN ONLY POINT OF CONTENTION,

B WE WOULD WISH FULL TRAFFIC RIGHTS FOR BOTH FREIGHTER SERVICES AND CANNOT POSSIBLY ACCEPT THE BLINDING PROPOSED BY THE

MALAYSIANS.

(C) THE RESTRICTION ON NINE BEYOND FREQUENCIES IS ANNOYING BUT IS PRESUMABLY LOGICALLY CORRECT IF AS WE HAVE PROPOSED EACH FREIGHTER SERVICE COUNTS ONE HALF. CLEARLY WE COULD LIVE WITH THIS RESTRICTION FOR THE TIME BEING AND WOULD NOT OBJECT PROVIDED THAT SETTLEMENT WOULD BE REACHED AT AN EARLY STAGE.

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