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139

1165

GR 90

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 100957Z

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HKK 84/1A

RECO

INDEX

1 3 MAR 1978

40. 31

REGISTRY

ction Taken

TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.307 OF 10 MARCH 78, INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR (FOR ROGERS),

ROUTINE SINGAPORE.

No

OUR TELNO.14 TO SINGAPORE: U.K/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.

BLUCK ADVISED LIM CHIN BENG ON 8TH MARCH THAT AFTER, DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND ROGERS, CPA HAD CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO SIA/CPA FORMULA WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE TO ALL THE PARTIES CONCERNED. BLUCK ALSO TOLD LIM THAT, IN HIS VIEW, IT WAS TO HIS BENEFIT TO SEEK EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO REOPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH ROGERS TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS OF SIA'S TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

MAED

SEAD

HK & GD

SWPD

MR BUTLER

MR BURROWS

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