TNAG-0777-FCO40-981-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 135

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PRIORITY

CONFIDENTIAL

АКК 1841

78

PA

GR 380

CYPHER CAT A

FM HONG KONG #31110Z

CONFIDENTIAL

TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 140 OF 3 FEBRUARY 1978

INFO JAKARTA.

20 HKRT8 +/2

1975

YOUR TELNO 72: UK/INDONESIAN AIR SERVICES.

No lah is

See 182

WE AGREE WITH YOUR PARA 2 THAT THE 3 X B707 SERVICES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL PACKAGE BUT WITH THE RIGHT TO SWITCH TO

L1011 EQUIPMENT.

2. IN OUR VIEW, IT IS UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THE INDONESIANS TO AGREE TO THE PROPOSED CPA PROGRAMME ON THE BASIS OF QUOTE FAVOURABLE CONSIDERATION UNQUOTE TO CGIA'S DC-10 PLANS. SUCH AN APPROACH MIGHT VERY WELL UNDERMINE ANY PROSPECT OF A DEAL AND IF, AS CPA HOPE, THERE ARE GENUINE PROSPECTS OF AN AGREEMENT, WE MUST BE PREPARED TO MAKE A DEFINITE COMMITMENT FOR THE FUTURE OPERATION OF GIA DC-10 SERVICES TO AND THROUGH HONG KONG.

3. IN THIS CONNECTION, A REASONABLE AND REALISTIC QUID PRO QUO WOULD BE:

(A) DAILY DC-10 JKT/HKG VV WITH 3 SERVICES CONTINUING TO TYO. (B) THREE WEEKLY DC-8 DPS/HKG VV WITH THE ABILITY TO SWITCH TO DC-10 AT SOME FUTURE DATE WITH THE RECIPROCAL ABILITY FOR CPA TO OPERATE THREE L1011 SERVICES FROM THE SAME DATE EITHER ON THEIR HKG/KUL/JKT/PER VV ROUTE OR BETWEEN HKG AND INDONESIA IF THE PERTH SERVICES HAVE BEEN RE-ROUTED BY THAT DATE.

CONFIDENTIAL

14. WITH

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