TNAG-0862-FCO40-1072-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 60

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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (GOV AND BCARFE) TELEGRAM NUMBER 92 OF 26 JANUARY -

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YOUR TELNO 167: AIR INDIA FREIGHTER TO HONG KONG

1. WE ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN OF THIS APPLICATION, AIR INDIA (AI) SHOULD KNOW THAT ALL REQUESTS FOR TRAFFIC RIGHTS UNDER U K/INDIA AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT AND QUALIFYING DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO

DOT IN LONDON. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A 1 HAVE NOT DISCUSSED THE PROPOSAL WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS (B A), THE USUAL FIRST STEP IN THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES, AND THAT A I LONDON DO NOT KNOW OF THIS DEVELOPEMT: THEIR INFORMATION IS THAT, WITH EFFECT FROM 7 FEBRUARY, A NEW SCHEDULE WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR THE INDAI-BANCKOK (TECHNICAL) TOKYO FREIGHT SERVICE.

2. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 4 ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. NO: D O T ARE SATISFIED THAT A I LEASE OF SEABOARD WORLD AIRCRAFT (ALSO USED FOR INDIA- UK OPERATIONS) DOES NOT CONFER ADDITIONAL RIGHTS ON THE US CARRIER.

B. AND C. WE HAVE NO RECORD OF CARGO SERVICES TO HONG KONG BEING CONSIDERED AT 1977 TALKS TR OF ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT AIRCRAFT EQUIVALENTS: THE AGREEMENT FOR A 1 TO OPERATE 3 X 747 AND 2 X 707 PER WEEK WAS MADE FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE AND WAS NOT INTENDED TO OVER-RIDE THE ENTITLEMENT OF 7 X 707 AGREED BETWEEN B A/A 1 IN 1973. HOWEVER B A ARE CONTENT FOR THE PROPOSED FREIGHT OPERATION TO

BE A 1'S SEVENTH NARROW-BODIED SERVICE. YOU MAY THEREFORE ADVISE AI THAT THE APPLICATION IS GRANTED. (THE UPLIFT AND DISCHARGE OF CARGO AT HONG KONG IS OF COURSE COVERED BY THE B A/A 1/CATHAY PACIFIC COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT OF 13 MAY 1977.)

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D. NO: OPERATING PERMIT CA 2/H K/A 1/9 ISSUED BY D O T ON 27 OCTOBER 1978 AND VALID UNTIL 31 MARCH 1979 (COPIED TO LATHAM) PROVIDES FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND CARGO ON A ROUTE INDIA BANGKOK HONG KONG - OSAKA - TOKYO.

3. YOUR PARAGRAPH 1 SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT AI HAVE HAD THE RIGHTS FOR CARGO SERVICE THROUGH HONG KONG BEFORE. DOT SAY THAT

PREVIOUS OPERATION USED HONG KONG AS TECHNICAL STOP ONLY, OWEN

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