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PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
FM SINGAPORE 2138457 JUL
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 234 OF 21 JULY
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG (FOR SCARFE)
AND ROUTINE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR)
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HKR 184/1
2 4 JUL 1978
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No la 18
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OUR TELNO 219 AND HONG KONG TELNO 876 TO YOU UK/SINGAPORE
AIR SERVICES
1. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE ROGERS/PILLAY PACKAGE, SIM KEE BOON TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT BY AND LARGE HE WAS SATISFIED WITH IT BUT QUOTE THERE MIGHT
BE ONE OR TWO GREY AREAS UNQUOTE AND HE WANTED TO BE QUITE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE DEAL WHICH MIGHT BE A SOURCE OF MISUNDERSTANDING IN FUTURE. HIS DEPUTY,
HIS DEPUTY, PEX HOCK
THIAM, TELEPHONED TODAY TO SAY THAT THE MINISTRY'S MAIN UNCERTAINTY WAS ABOUT CPA ACHIEVING PARITY OF EARNINGS (PARAGRAPH 8 OF ROGERS LETTER OF 2 JUNE TO PILLAY), THE MINISTRY WERE
NOT QUERYING THIS AS AN OBJECTIVE BUT WERE NOT QUITE CLEAR HOW
THE INTENTION WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED SINCE NO DETAILED PLAN HAD
BEEN DRAWN UP FOR CPA. EVIDENTLY THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT THERE
WILL BE SOME MEANS OF KEEPING TABS ON CPA'S EARNINGS IN RELATION
TO SIA'S. PEK SAID HE HOPED TO SORT THIS OUT DIRECT WITH
SIA IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, AND IF THE LATTER COULD SATISFY THE MINISTRY, THEY WOULD NOT BE RAISING THE MATTER WITH US.
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