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RECEVRO IN REDISTY NO.

23 OCT 1979

DESK OFICER INDEX

FM HONG KONG 220949Z OCT 79

TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELNO.1472 OF 22 OCTOBER,

INFO SINGAPORE.

D.O.T U/N ALLOT (1611187): U.K/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES.

AS AGREED WITH ROBERTS (DOT) IN OUR DISCUSSIONS ON 15 OCTOBER,

SIA HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THEIR WINTER SCHEDULE DOES NOT CONFORM

TO THE CURRENT U.K/SINGAPORE AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT

OF THE FIFTH WEEKLY B747 SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE THROUGH HONG KONG TO USA AND RETURN AND THE TWICE DAILY B727 SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE THROUGH BANGKOK TO HONG KONG AND RETURN. FURTHER, ANY PROPOSAL TO

REVISE THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE U.K

AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS.

MACLEHOSE

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MAED

SEAD

HK & GD

MR CORTAZZI

MISS BROWN

MR MURRAY

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