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5. IF THE SINGAPOREANS SHOULD QUESTION YOU ABOUT THE UK ATTITUDE TO THE NEW AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS AND THE LIKELY EFFECT ON SINGAPORE/ UK ARRANGEMENTS UNDER THE ASA, YOU SHOULD SAY THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DISCUSSED WITH US CERTAIN PROPOSALS ARISING OUT OF THEIR INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION POLICY REVIEW BUT THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT HAS NOT TAKEN UP ANY FIRM POSITION. IF THE SINGAPOREANS SUGGEST THAT THEY DO NOT PROPOSE TO GO AHEAD WITH CONFIRMING THE RIGHTS FOR CPA UNTIL THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UK/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS, YOU SHOULD SAY THAT THIS WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ARRANGEMENTS SOUGHT REPRESENT IN ESSENCE NO MORE THAN A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS THE ORDERED DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONAL ROUTES WHICH WOULD BE WELCOMED BY BOTH SIA AND CPA. YOU SHOULD ALSO GENTLY REMIND THE SINGAPOREANS THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS AGREED FOR SIA ARE TIED TO THE GRANT OF

THE EXTRA RIGHTS FOR CPA.

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