TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 133

DEPARTMENTS OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND PRICES

and CONSUMER PROTECTION

Tel/IC,

File No.

2

26/01

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PRIORITY MARKINGS

Ipp Secret

Confidential "Restricted

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

Code Cypher

16:-

IMMEDIATE

Draft Telegram

HONG KONG (GOV

& BCARFE) No...ALLOT........

(Date)

And to:-

1.5.7

5.4.78

Routine

46

Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should,

Cut addresses (0) 9.900.

Ken

LOCAL

060100 £ 6 APR.78

+....

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1950

CYPHER

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CONFIDENTIAL

5PR 1978

dressed to...HONG..KONG...(GOVERNOR. &..BCARFE)..17.

ALLOT57

telegram No.

SEQUL

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repeated for information to

..(date)..

5.4.78

197

8

2

5 APR 1978

2.

Repeat to:-

SEOUL

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Distribution:-

Copies to:-

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Text: (to be typed with double spacing 2 UK/KOREA AIR SERVICES

763 G

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YOUR TELS 423 and BCAREE TEL ALIOT 2 TO SEOUL Although KAL has said that it is only seeking the concession for Jeddah-Seoul traffic which Hong assured BCARFE was all captive traffic there is no easy means of checkihng this in practice. 46,000 which is the figure Hong quoted, which you sa now say is on the g high side, is a very significant ember in relation to the total Gulf-Hong Kong estimated traffic for 1978. The latter includes a very sizeable element of behind traffic from Saudi Arabia and there could be an important interaction between Gulf-Hong Kong traffic in the future and services by KAL with own stopover rights in Hong Kong. When we see the report of the three airline study group on the traffic between Hong Kong and the Gulf we would like to be sure what assumptions

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