TNAG-0777-FCO40-981-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 96

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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO 134 OF 21 FEB

INFO BEIRUT.

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YOUR TELNOS 36 AND 173 UK/LEBANON AIR SERVICES.

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1. THE ASSUMPTION IN PARA 1 OF YOUR TELNO 36 IS CORRECT.

2. THE LEBANESE DGCA HAS REPLIED TO STANDEN'S (DOT) LETTER OF 3

JANUARY

(A) DETAILING ROUTEING AS:

BEIRUT DUBAI AND/OR MUSCAT AND/OR ABU DHABI

BANGKOK

<<

SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR

OSAKA

TOKYO AND RETURN.

HONG KONG

BOMBAY -

TAIPEI

(B) REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR 3 FLIGHTS WEEKLY WITH A FLIGHT LIMITATION OF 8 TONNES (RATHER THAN 2 OR 3 PALLETS).

3. A NEW BA/TMA COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT IS NOW BEING NEGOTIATED. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION TMA HAVE OFFERED A ROYALTY OF 17 US CENTS PER KILO ON FREIGHT UPLIFTED AND DISCHARGED AT HONG KONG BUT BA EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THIS UP TO 20 CENTS. BA AGREE TO THE 8 TONNE LIMITATION AND HAVE NO OBJECTION TO OUR APPROVING TMA'S PROPOSED OPERATION SUBJECT TO CONCLUSION. OF A SATISFACTORY COMMERCIAL AGREE- MENT. THEY HAVE, HOWEVER, SUGGESTED THAT APPROVAL MIGHT BE GIVEN ONLY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.

4. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FURTHER COMMENTS.

OWEN FILES

MARD. HKIGP. MED.

MR BURROWS

[COPIES SENT CAD/DOT]

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