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AFTER DESCRIBING THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM THE MEMO GOES ON QUOTE IT HAS, THEREFORE, BECOME NECESSARY TO MAKE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATION, AS REQUIRED, ON OTHER ATS ROUTES ALREADY EXISTING IN THE AREA (1.E. R66 AND R85) OF SUCH TRAFFI THAT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES CANNOT UTILIZE THE DANANG-HONG KONG

SEGMENT OF ATS ROUTE A1 AND TO EXPLORE THE ALLEVIATION OF THE LOAD

ON THOSE ROUTES BY OTHER MEASURES. I HAVE DELEGATED TO THE ICAO REPRESENTATIVE THE AUTHORITY TO CO-ORDINATE THESE PRACTICAL MEASURES AMONG THE AUTHORITIES PROVIDING AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES IN

THE AIRSPACE CONCERNED. UNQUOTE

4. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT TO AIRCIVIL HONG KONG

QUOTE HQ...FOR THE PERSONAL ATTENTION OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL

AVIATION STOP BY NOTAM 19 OF 23 JULY 1979 THE CAAC OF CHINA

ANNOUNCED THE IMPLEMENTATION ON 23 OCTOBER 1979 OF FOUR DANGER AREAS AROUND HAINAN ISLAND WHICH WOULD AFFECT OPERATIONS ON DANANG-

HONG KONG SEGMENT OF A1 STOP MY ATTEMPTS TO SECURE RELOCATION OF

THESE DANGER AREAS OR POSTPONEMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION HAVE SO FAR NOT BROUGHT PRACTICAL RESULTS STOP I AM HOWEVER CONTINUING CONTACTS WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES WITH THAT OBJECTIVE IN MIND STOP IN THE

MEANTIME I HAVE INFORMED COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF MY EFFORTS AND

OF THE SITUATION AND HAVE DELEGATED TO THE ICAO REPRESENTATIVE BANGKOK THE AUTHORITY TO CO-ORDINATE CERTAIN TEMPORARY PRACTICAL MEASURES AMONG THE AUTHORITIES PROVIDING AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES IN THE AREA CONCERNED STOP THESE TEMPORARY MEASURES ARE FOR ACCOMMOD- ATION, CMA AS REQUIRED CMA ON ALREADY EXISTING OTHER ATS ROUTES IN THE AREA (1.E. R66 AND R85) OF SUCH TRAFFIC THAT IN THE CIRCUM-

STANCES CANNOT CONTINUE UTILIZING THE DANANG-HONG KONG SEGMENT OF

ATS ROUTE A1 AND TO EXPLORE THE ALLEVIATION OF THE LOAD ON THOSE

ROUTES BY OTHER MEASURES STOP THE ICAO REPRESENTATIVE BANGKOK WILL

CONTACT YOU ON THESE MATTERS AND I AM CONFIDENT OF YOUR FULL CO-

OPERATION AND SUPPORT IN OUR EFFORTS,

ASSAD KOTAITE PRESIDENT ICAO COUNCIL UNOVOTE.

5.

PLEASE SEE MIFT REGARDING FURTHER ACTION.

GREGES

MAED

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