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TELEGRAM NUMBER 147 OF 22 JANUARY

INFO KUALA LUMPUR, CANBERRA (FOR ROGERS),

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KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 31 TO FCO : UK/MALAYSIA AIR SERVICES,

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1. DURING ROGERS (DOT) VISIT TO KUALA LUMPUR IN FEBRUARY 1978, HE MADE PROPOSALS TO THE MALAYSIANS QUOTE FOR A FULL-SCALE REVIEW

OF OUR AIR SERVICES RELATIONS AND FOR MAKING A FRESH START UNQUOTE (WELLINGTON TELNO 45 OF 21 FEBRUARY TO FCO).

2. HAMZAH MAJID (DGCA) ACCEPTED QUOTE THAT A COMPLETE REVISION OF

THE ASA WAS NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE UNQUOTE (YOUR TELNO 143 OF 22 FEBRUARY 1978). RECENT REPORTS SUGGEST THAT THE MALAYSIANS HAVE LOST SIGHT OF THIS UNDERSTANDING AND ARE NOW TALKING IN TERMS

OF AMBITIONS ON THE REGIONAL ROUTES INVOLVING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN CAPACITY (YOUR TELNO 45 OF 15 JANUARY 1979) AND EVEN

HAMZAH IS SAYING THAT MALAYSIA'S MAIN DESIRE IS TO INCREASE THEIR

FREQUENCIES INTO LONDON AND HONG KONG (KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 31 TO FCO).

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2. GIVEN THAT ONLY THREE DAYS HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE NEXT

ROUND OF TALKS WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF THE TIME IS TO BE

TAKEN UP WITH THE REVIEW (AND THEREFORE THE MATTERS SET OUT IN YOU TELNO 186 OF 9 MARCH 1978 TO KUALA LUMPUR) OR TO PROVIDE FOR

NEW ARRANGEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THE MALAYSIANS. THIS INFORMATION

WILL ENABLE US TO PREPARE AN APPROPRIATE BRIEF FOR THE TALKS,

4. WE SHARE THE VIEW EXPRESSED BY ROGERS THAT IT WOULD BE

UNDESIRABLE TO DISTURB THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS GENERALLY PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE AGREED OVERALL REVIEW (KUALA LUMPUR TELNO 138 OF 15 MARCH 1978 TO FCO).

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