DSR 11
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BABY HO. AL
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To:-
Mr Strettos
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 184/+
17 MAY 1978
DAK OFF
INDEX
میرا
PS/ Lord Goronwy babert
In Confidence
Telephone No. Ext.
Department
CC:
SWPD
HK&GD
Gyfill
12247
Grächsful for your rogant auments pl.
рр.
A. Goodenough WART 1/5.
Discussed with N Goodenough:
CPA are content with the Dot's
proposal for an
ANZ monopoly
until early 1980. h which case, I confirmed, there is
по
UK/NEW ZEALAND AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
1. Air Services negotiations are taking place this week in
London between DOT and New Zealand officials. Ministers may
wish to know of one aspect which could cause political troubl
later on.
2. The New Zealand side want a monopoly for Air New Zealand
on the Hong Kong/Auckland route until they are in a position
to mount three DC 10 services each week. This would give
র of the introduction of a CPA Service New Zealand complete control over the timing
Only then woul
they let the Hong Kong airline, CPA, compete./This is not
in accordance with the terms of the 1962 Confidential
Memorandum of Understanding, which governs UK/New Zealand
civil aviation relations and the ANZ operating permit, both of
which require New Zealand to share the route with a UK airline
The furthest DOT are prepared to go is to give ANZ a monopoly
after which the plaased introduction until early 1980 when they want CPA to be allowed to compote
n CPA serices would be allowed.
and then to increase their capacity in steps.
3. At a first round of talks in Wellington in February, the
DOT leader of the UK Delegation (Mr Rogers) made it clear th
if no agreement was reached for operations beyond 30 Decembe
1978 ANZ services between Auckland and Hong Kong would have
was ever
to cease on that date. If this threat is to be made good,
would
there will be a risk that New Zealand would retaliate by
objection to preventing BA from operating on the trunk route from London
these proposals from the Hong Kong port of view. Wi
to Auckland.
There would then be no direct air services
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