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FM HONG KONG 100310Z OCT 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1407 OF 10 OCTOBER
RO. 51
K184/1
11 OCT 197
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, OTTAWA (FOR UKREP ICAO MONTREAL, MANO
BANGKOK.
YOUR TELNO 1248: CAAC NOTAM 19 AND AMBER ONE.
1. YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT THE DCA HAS SENT THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM TO ICAO BANGKOK QUOTE
REFERENCE PRC NOTAM 19 NOTIFYING ACTIVATION OF DANGER AREAS OFF HAINAN IS. WEF 23 OCT. IF PRESENT SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED IT
WILL BE NECESSARY TO CLOSE AMBER 1 BETWEEN CAVOI AND DAGON ON 23 OCT AND USE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES FOR HKG/BKK TRAFFIC.
WE CONSIDER OPERATORS SHOULD BE GIVEN REASONABLE NOTICE OF LIKELIHOOD OF CLOSURE OF A1 AND THE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE/ROUTES TO BE USED. WE HAVE RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM AIRLINES TO PROVIDE
THIS INFORMATION BY 14 OCTOBER TO ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME FOR RESCHEDULING ETC. GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE NEWS OF ANY CONTINGENCY PLAN PROPOSALS WHICH ICAO MAY HAVE OR WHICH ARE BEING PREPARED.
UNQUOTE.
2. DOUBTLESS ICAO BANGKOK WILL REPLY TO THE DCA'S TELEGRAM VERY
SHORTLY, BUT WE WOULD WELCOME NEWS OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
YOU OR POSTS TO WHOM THIS TELEGRAM IS COPIED MAY HAVE.
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