TNAG-0777-FCO40-981-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 68

PP HONG KONG

JARK 184/1

2 MAR 1978

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FM OTI 141302Z

PESTRICTED

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO ALLOT 36 OF 14 FEB 73

AND TO PRIORITY WELLINGTON (FOR ROGERS)

INFO WASHINGTON.

POT

MAED HRYE'D

SWPP NAMD M2 CERTAZZI

UK/US BILATERAL AIR SERVICES TALKS,

1. WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE RESUMPTION OF BILATERAL CHARTER

TALKS AND FARES DISCUSSIONS ON 6 FEBRUARY TO TAKE UP WITH THE

AMERICANS THE QUESTION OF THE CURRENT SELLING RATE FOR AIR

TRANSPORT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE REFERRED TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THE SECTION IN THE BOYD/

SHOVELTON EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OF 23 JULY 1977 DEALING WITH QUO TE

CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES AND LOCAL SELLING PRICES UNQUOTE AND

ASKED WHAT THE AMERICANS WERE PROPOSING TO DO TO IMPLEMENT THEIR END

OF THE BARGAIN SINCE WE HAD NOW MORE THAN MET OUR COMMITMENTS

IN RELATION TO UK SELLING PRICES ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC. NOT

UNEXPECTEDLY THEY HAD NO ANSWER TO GIVE AND WE HAVE FOLLOWED

THIS UP WITH A PERSONAL LETTER FROM SHOVELTON TO ATWOOD

WHO HAS SUCCEEDED BILLER (COPY BY BAG).

ENDY

2. WE ALSO REMINDED THE AMERICANS THAT WE WERE STILL WAITING

FOR NORTHWEST TO CEASE ADVERTISING AS THOUGH THEY HAD ALL-CARGO

PIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND TOKYO, SEOUL AND TAIPEI. THE

AMERICANS FOR THEIR PART ASKED US ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES WITH

FLYING TIGER AND WE SAID THAT WE HOPED THIS HAD NOW BEEN DEALT

WITH LOCALLY.

3. VE ARE MEETING THE AMERICANS AGAIN ON 6 MARCH. GRATEFUL IF YOU

"OULD LET US KNO! IN GOOD TIME IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER FOINTS

OR ANY ADDITIONAL POINTS ON THESE SUBJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE

RAISED.

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