TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 61

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FM BANGKOK 3885107 NOV 78.

TO IMMEDIATE DOT

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TEL NO ALLOT 9 OF: 33/11/76.

HKK 184/1

RECEIVED IN REGAR^\NO. 51

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AND TO IMMEDIATE BRUNEI AND IMMEDIATE BCARFE HONG KONG

FOR STABLES, CAIR

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BCARFE TEL NO ALLOT 28: THAILAND/BRUNEI ASA

1.DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT (DR CHITTI) HAS TOLD US HE WOULD BE DISSAPPOINTED'' IF THE TALKS WERE NOT HELD IN BRUNEI AS THE THAIS WOULD. WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS THERE BY THAI INTERNATIONAL, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT INSIST AND WOULD ACCEPT THE HOLDING OF THE TALKS IN BANGKOK IF WE FELT THAT BRUNEI WOULD BE REALLY INCONVENIENT .DR CHITTI GAVE THE IMPRESSION DR CHITT! GAVE THE IMPRESSION

OF BEING GENUINELY EAGER TO VISIT BRUNEI.

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2.DR CHITTI ALSO SAID HE WAS NOT CERTAIN THAT THE THAI TEAM WOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD TALKS ON THE BRUNEÏ ASA ON THE DATE ENVISAGED(16 JANUARY). THERE WAS LIKELY TO BE AN ASEAN AVIATION MEETING. AROUND THAT TIME SO THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO SUGGEST MOVING THE BRUNEI TALKS TO.

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29 OR 38 JANUARY. HE WOULD KNOW FOR CERTAIN IN A WEEK OR SO.CHITTI HIMSELF HOPES TO VISIT LONDON AROUND CHRISTMAS.

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