TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 92

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. ALLOT 711 OF 25 APR 1978

INFO SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR.

YOUR TELNO 523 TO FCO.

AIR CARGO RATES.

WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THE STEPS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE SINGAPOREAN AND MALAYS.1 AN GOVERNMENTS, BUT NO DOUBT HIGH COMMISSIONS WILL REPORT WHAT INFORMATION THEY CAN GATHER IN THE

TIME AVAILABLE.

2. IN THE ABSENCE OF CONFIRMATION WE PREFER NOT TO COMMENT UPON THESE REPORTS AT THIS STAGE. WE ARE HOWEVER CONSIDERING WITH THE CAA YOUR REQUEST FOR ADVICE ON WHETHER SOMETHING SIMILAR COULD BE DONE IN HONG KONG, BUT REGRET THAT IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO REACH A DECISION BEFORE YOUR DEADLINE.

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