TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 232

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GR 260

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Y NO. 51

- 6 MAR 1978

OFF

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOV AND BCARFE) TELNO 187 OF 3 MAR.

AND TO ROUTINE NAIROBI VICTORIA.

YOUR TELNO 234: UK/EAST AFRICA AIR SERVICES.

1. WE REGRET THAT WE DID NOT REPLY TO YOUR TELNOS 82 AND 174

EARLIER.

2. TALKS WITH THE KENYANS, WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK, HAVE ADJOURNED UNTIL 1000Z 6TH MARCH. THE KENYANS HAVE EXPRESSED

INTEREST IN A ROUTE TO HONG KONG AND TOKYO. A ROUTE TO HONG

KONG WAS PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE TO EAA UNDER THE TERMS OF THE 1972 UK/EAC AGREEMENT. DOT ARE PREPARED TO GIVE THEM A ROUTE AS FOLLOWS: POINTS IN KENYA/SEYCHELLES/COLOMBO/BOMBAY/BANGKOK/ HONG KONG. THIS WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO 3RD/4TH RIGHTS. KENYA AIRWAYS SAY THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF OPERATING

THIS ROUTE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE 1.E. FOR ''AT LEAST 5 YEARS''

WE HAVE STIPULATED IN THE DRAFT CMU THAT CONSULTATIONS ON FREQUENCY, CAPACITY AND FIFTH FREEDOMS WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE KENYANS

ARE ALLOWED TO BEGIN SERVICES.

3. DOT HAVE ASSUMED THAT YOU WILL HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS

PROPOSED EXPANSION OF HONG KONG'S AIR SERVICES LINKS. HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON PARA (2) ABOVE, PLEASE LET US HAVE

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