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TO PRIORITY F.C.0 TELNO.485 OF 14 APRIL 78,

INFO TOKYO, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

DTI TELNO.ALLOT 2: U.K/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.

1. CPA ADVISE THAT APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE JAPANESE FOR THE OPERATION OF WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT AT OSAKA WITH EFFECT FROM 25TH APRIL.

2. YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT SINGAPORE AIRLINES HAVE MADE APPLICATION TO THE JCAB FOR THE SAME RIGHT, BUT THE DETAILS OF WHAT SERVICES THEY HAVE IN MIND ARE NOT KNOWN. IF THEY PLAN TO SWITCH THE CURRENT DAILY B707 SERVICE TO WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT, THIS WOULD CONSTITUTE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN CAPACITY AND GO CUT ACROSS THE DOT POLICY ON SIA'S SERVICES TO AND THROUGH HONG KONG AS EXPRESSED BY ROGERS TO LIM CHIN BENC (DOT TELMO. ALLOT 152 OF 21 DECEMBER 1977).

3. WE SHALL, OF COURSE,. KEEP YOU INFORMED OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

MACLEHOSE

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