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FFCO 20190OZ JUN 79

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 422 OF 20 JUNE 1979

INFO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON

YOUR TELNO 749: DC10 AIRWORTHINESS.

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1. THE UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY HAS NOW REINSTATED

THE CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS FOR DC10 AIRCRAFT ON THE BRITISH REGISTER, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH NEW AND MORE STRINGENT INSPECTION PROCEDURES WHICH WERE AGREED BETWEEN EUROPEAN

AIRWORTHINESS AUTHORITIES IN ZURICH ON 13 JUNE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 33 OF THE CHICAGO CONVENTION, WE ARE INFORMING ALL FOREIGN OPERATORS OF DC10 AIRCRAFT INTO THE

UK THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO ALLOW DC10 OPERATIONS PROVIDED

OPERATORS HOLD A CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS FROM THEIR

NATIONAL AIRWORTHINESS AUTHORITY. AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE

DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NEW INSPECTION PROCEDURES MENTIONED ABOVE THOUGH WE CANNOT MAKE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE MANDATORY, (COPIES FOLLOW BY BAG).

2. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SIMILARLY PERMIT AIRLINES TO OPERATE DC10 AIRCRAFT INTO HONG KONG. WE SHALL OTHERWISE BE PLACED IN AN EMBARRASSING POSITION NOT ONLY IN RELATION TO OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 33 OF THE CHICAGO CONVENTION BUT ALSO IN RELATION TO THE ACTION WE ARE TAKING WITH OTHER EUROPEAN STATES TO PERSUADE THE UNITED STATES AUTHORITIES TO ALLOW UK-REGISTERED DC10S TO OPERATE TO THE USA.

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GOPIES TO H.K.G.O.

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LEGAL ADV: MR BUTHER, HURRAY.

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