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FM HONG KONG 1903002 DEC 79.
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1774 OF 19 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY PRETORIA.
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YOUR TELNO 1050: UK/SOUTH AFRICA AIR SERVICES.
1. WE CONFIRM THAT CPA WERE AND ARE OPPOSED TO GRANTING THE SAA REQUEST AND HAVE NOT BEEN APPROACHED BY SAA.
2. IT IS ARGUABLE WHETHER THE LOSS OF ABOUT US DOLLARS 100,000 REVENUE PER ANNUM IS A VERY STRONG REASON'' TO DENY SAA THE TRAFFIC RIGHTS WHICH THEY SEEK. WE ARE TOLD THAT IT IS A MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO SAA (PRETORIA TELNO 992) AND CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT THIS IS IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND CENTS.
3. AS TO OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GIVE A BALANCED VIEW IN THE ABSENCE OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION (MY. TEL NO 1418 OF 11 OCTOBER) AND, ALTHOUGH AIR TRAFFIC RIGHTS ARE NOT USUALLY TRADED OFF FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, NEITHER WE NOR CPA WOULD WISH TO MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF THIS MATTER IN VIEW OF
THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR PARA 2.
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