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9 HE TWO SIDES ARE STILL A LONG WAY APART ON THE ROUTE SCHEDULES. ROCERS IS CONTINUING TO PRESS FOR AN OPEN ROUTE SCHEDULE WHICH WOULD DE COMPLEMENTED BY AN AGREED PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH
THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES. THE FURTHEST THE SCANDINAVIANS HAVE COME SO FAR IS TO ACCEPT THAT THE NEW ROUTE SCHEDULES WILL COVER THE ROUTES CURRENTLY OPERATED WITH SOME AS YET UNSPECIFIED
ADDITIONS.
10. THERE HAS BEEN NO TIME FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TARIFFS
ARTICLE OR CTHER TOPICS.
11. APART FROM A THROW AWAY LINE THERE HAS DEEN NO REFERENCE TO A HONG KONG ROUTE : AND AS PART OF SAS'S GREATER ATTENTION TO PROFITABILITY THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN TACITLY DROPPED.
12. IN THE COURSE OF THE WEEK EACH SIDE PUT A PAPER ON THE TABLE OUTLINING A COMPROMISE THAT IT WOULD BE PREPARED TO ACCEPT. THE UK TEAM TABLED A FURTHER PAPER TODAY SUMMARISING ITS LATEST OFFER (COPIES BY BAG TO ADDRESSEES).
13. DESPITE THE ARRANGEMENT CONFIRMED IN OSLO TELNO CREDA 26 OF 11 JULY, SOME OF THE SCANDINAVIANS HAD ACCEPTED COMMITMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK. AFTER A GOOD DEAL OF TO-ING AND FRO-ING IT MAS BEEN AGREED THAT A MEETING OF HEADS OF DELEGATION WILL BE HELD HERE ON TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER. MISS BRAUNTON AND OVERALL ARE STAYING
OVER THE WEEKEND TO JOIN ROGERS IN THIS.
14. THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN THE LOCAL PRESS AND ROGERS EXPECTS TO GIVE A PRESS BRIEFING HERE ON MONDAY 2 OCTOBER.
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