TNAG-0863-FCO40-1073-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 130

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TO, SAY, 7) ON GROUNDS THAT HONG KONG-INDONESIAN ROUTES ARE ALREADY OVER-CAPACITIED AND THIS SITUATION WILL BE WORSENED WHEN BOTH GARUDA AND CPA OPERATE B747S. IT IS IN HOPE OF CLARIFYING THE INDONESIAN ATTITUDE TO SUCH MATTERS THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE FOR BCARFE TO VISIT INDONESIA FOR BRIEF TALKS STARTING ON 12 MARCH.

3. SINCE SUCH TALKS WOULD BE OSTENSIBLY ONLY TO EXTEND CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS THERE WOULD SEEM (ON) NEED FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, DOT OR CPA REPRESENTATION.

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