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FM JAKARTA 260609Z JUL 79
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TELNO 239 OF 26 JULY
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HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
INFO ROUTINE DOT/ALLOT
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YOUR TELNO 111: UK/INDONESIA AIR SERVICES
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1. THE MOST RECENT MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT IS CONTAINED IN A LETTER FROM COHEN TO BCARFE COPIED TO STABLES DOT AND DATED 16 JULY. THE LETTER REPORTS THE VIEWS OF WIWEKO, PRESIDENT DIRECTOR GARUDA, EXPRESSED TO HM AMBASSADOR AND ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE GOI POSITION, THEY ARE THE MOST RELIABLY INFORMATIVE AVAILABLE TO US AT THE MOMENT. YOU WILL WISH TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS LETTER IF DOT HAVE NOT SENT ONE TO YOU.
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2. WIWEKO SAID THAT GARUDA DID NOT INTEND TO ASK FOR ACCESS TO..
LONDON. THIS SEEMS TO CONFIRM THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR PARA 2. IF THIS REMAINS GARUDA'S POSITION, THEY WILL BE LIKELY TO SEEK CONCESSIONS FROM US PRIMARILY AT CATHAY'S EXPENSE AND ON REGIONAL ROUTES.
3. CATHAY'S IMMEDIATE INTEREST IN A CHANGE IN THE STATUS QUO ARISES FROM THEIR DESIRE, IN THE INTEREST, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, OF IMPROVING CAPACITY BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG, TO SUBSTITUTE 8747 AIRCRAFT FOR TRISTARS ON THE HK/SIN/JKT ROUTE AS
FROM MARCH 1989, ALBEIR AT AN UNCHANGED AUTHORISED CAPACITY FOR HK/JKT/ TRAFFIC. AS FAR AS GARUDA'S INTERESTS ARE CONCERNED, THIS IS OF ITSELF A CHANGE ONLY IN EQUIPMENT, AND, IT CAN BE FAIRLY
ARGUED, DOES NOT ACTUALLY OPEN THE DOOR FOR ANY VERY EXTENSIVE
DEMANDS FOR CONCESSIONS FROM GARUDA. NEVERTHELESS IF THE ISSUE
IS DISCUSSED IN SEPTEMBER, THE GOI WILL VERY PROBABLY EXPLOIT THE
OPENING IT WILL SEEM TO THEM TO PROVIDE. IN THIS SITUATION THEY
WILL PROBABLY RAISE THE QUESTION OF FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS SIN/HK OR
HK/TYO. AS THE GRANT OF SUCH RIGHTS WOULD POSSIBLY BE MORE FAR
REACHING FOR OUR INTERESTS THAN THE LIMITED CATHAY REQUEST WOULD BE FOR THE INDONESIANS WE MIGHT, DESPITE THE POINT IN THE FIRST
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