TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 10

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3 MAY 1978

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FFICER

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A Teken

TO PRIORITY FCO TEL NO 2206 OF 26 MAY AND TO ROUTINE SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR

AND SAVING TO HONGKONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)

AIR CARGO RATES: MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE.

YRTEL 1296.

1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO GREEN (CAB), WHO WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE. HIS FIRST REACTION WAS THAT IF CARRIERS COMPLIED WITH THE DIRECTIVES THEY WOULD BE IN BREACH OF THEIR TARIFFS ON FILE WITH THE BOARD, WHICH REQUIRED CONVERSION INTO LOCAL CURRENCY AT IATA RATES. HE WENT ON TO SAY, HOWEVER, THAT, IF THE CARRIERS WERE TO FILE NEW RATES WHICH HAD THE PRACTICAL EFFECT OF BRINGING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES, THE CAB WOULD LOOK AT THESE ON THEIR MERITS.

2. WE ASKED GREEN TO KEEP US IN THE PICTURE ON DEVELOPMENTS AND HE READILY AGREED TO DO SO, ASKING THAT WE SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR HIM.

FCO PASS SAVING BCARFE HONG KONG AND GOVERNOR HONG KONG.

JAY

FILES

MAED

NAMD.

SEAD. HK&GD.

MISS BROWN, MRHALL MR MURRAY

[COPIES SENT TO CAO/DOT]

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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