TNAG-0865-FCO40-1075-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 106

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NG KONG 130820Z AUG

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RECEIVED JA REGISTRY NO.

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14 AUG 1979

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE DESK OFFICER TELEGRAM NUMBER 1149 OF 13 AUGUST, 1979

INFO ROUTINE PORT MORESBY.

PORT MORESBY TELNO 67 AND DOT TELNO ALLOT 77: UK/PNG AIR

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1. WE DO NOT CONSIDER THAT THE DISPUTE IS ONE SOLELY BETWEEN THE AIRLINES CONCERNED. THE AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR BY GOVERNMENTS AND IT IS THE PNG GOVERNMENT WHICH REQUIRES CPA TO CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE, CONTRARY TO THE MEANING AND SPIRIT OF THE AGREEMENT.

2. CPA HAVE NOT SELECTED A THURSDAY/FRIDAY OPERATION TO GAIN A COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE BUT BECAUSE AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY DICTATES THIS SCHEDULE. ANG HAVE ACCEPTED THIS.

3. WE AGREE THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY A WIDER SPREAD OF SERVICES, BUT WE DO NOT SEE WHY IT SHOULD FALL TO CPA TO PROVIDE A MID-WEEK SCHEDULE,

4. THE PNG CONTROLLER OF CIVIL AVIATION HAS GRANTED QUOTE TEMPORARY APPROVAL UNQUOTE FOR THE CURRENT CPA SCHEDULE. FALLSCHEER, THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF ANG, WILL VISIT CPA IN HONG KONG ON OR ABOUT 24 AUGUST.

5. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A COPY OF DOT TELNO ALLOT 2 TO PORT MORESBY, HOWEVER, WE AGREE THAT THE BEST WAY FORWARD IS FOR BCARFE TO VISIT PORT MORESBY. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO DOT FOR

THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS MATTER,

MACLE HOSE

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