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4. THERE REMAINS PROBLEM OF LAOS/VIETNAM OVERFLIGHTS BY

US-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT ON WHICH ACTION RESTS WITH DOT/CAIR (FIRST TUR REFERS): BUT THERE SEEMS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD INHIBIT BCARFE ACTION WITH COUNTRIES IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 3.

5. SINCE 1976 CPA HAVE STARTED B707 SERVICES TO BAHRAIN AND DUBAI WHICH OVERFLY BURMA AND INDIA. CPA CONFIRM IT IS HIGHLY IMPROBABLE THAT OPERATION OF SEVENTH TRISTAR ON THIS ROUTE COULD

SOMEHOW BE FORCED UPON THEM, BUT YOU MAY STILL CONSIDER IT PRUDENT (ON PRECEDENT OF CPA'S ACTION WITH AUSTRALIA IN 1976) THAT THESE FOUR ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS BE CONSULTED. IF SO, IT WOULD APPEAR BEST THAT BCARFE WRITE TO BURMA (SEEKING CONFIRMATION OF ACCEPTABILITY OF OVERFLIGHT BY US-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY CPA) AND THAT DOT/CAIR APPROACH BAHRAIN, DUBAI AND INDIA.

6. I DO NOT SUGGEST ANY ACTION IN RESPECT OF PAPUA/NEW GUINEA BECAUSE CPA (MILES) HAS TOLD ME THAT AIRLINE WOULD NOT EVER WANT

TO SUBSTITUTE SEVENTH LEASED TRISTAR FOR B707 ON ANY OF ITS PLANNED ONCE-WEEKLY PORT MORESBY SERVICES FROM NOVEMBER 1978.

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