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PRIORITY

CYPHER CAT A

FM SINGAPORE 200600Z OCT

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598

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-Hkk L&

EXC. 51

INDEX

خام

REGIS RY Action Teken

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 326 OF 20 OCTOBER

INFO PRIORITY KUALA LUMPUR AND PRIORITY HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE

PLEASE PASS)

HONG KONG TELNO 37 OF 17 OCTOBER TO SINGAPORE

579)_HONG

AIR CARGO RATES.

TRANS-PACIFIC

1. OFFICIAL IN INISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS CONFIRMS INCREASE

FILED BY FLYING TIGER AND ADMITS THAT THIS CAME ABOUT BY DEFAULT IN

THAT SINGAPORE LAPSED IN FAILING TO OBJECT TO THE FILING. SINGAPORE DCA SAY THEY ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER LATE OBJECTION

SHOULD BE LODGED AT GOVERNMENT LEVEL.

+

2. LOCAL BA OFFICE CONFIRMS ABOVE. IN THEIR VIEW NET RESULT WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE SINCE QUOTE NO AIRLINE EMPLOYS FILED RATES UN QUOTE. RATES USED ARE HEAVILY DISCOUNTED.

HENNINGS

FILES

MAED

HK & GD

SEAD

MISS BROWN

MR CORTAZZI

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COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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