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GA 75

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HKK 184/1.

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FM HONG KONG 240203Z OCT

TO ROUTINE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1481 OF 24 OCTOBER, 1979

2 5 OCT 1979

INFO ROUTINE UKREP ICAO MONTREAL, BANGKOK, PEKING, PARIS, ROME, WASHINGTON AND BONN.

BONN TELNO 614: CAAC NOTAM 19 AMBER ONE AIRWAY.

M

PAL

1. THE IATA PROPOSAL FOR A SELECTIVE ROUTE FOR IN S EQUIPPED

AIRCRAFT IS NOT ONE THAT OUR DCA CAN AGREE TO. IT WAS DISCUSSED

AT THE MEETING DESCRIBED IN MY TELNO 1473 (NOT TO ALL) AND

REJECTED AS NOT BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS OF AIR

SAFETY REQUIRED. BOTH THE ICAO AND IATA REPRESENTATIVES WERE

IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH THIS VIEW.

MACLEHOSE

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

FILES

MAED

P & CD

WED

EID (E)

N AM D

SEAD

KK & GD

MISS BROWN

MR MURRAY

MR FERGUSSON

MR FRETWELL

LORD N G LENNOX

COPIES TO:

MR WAINWRIGHT 0501

CAA AVIATION HOUSE

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