TNAG-0871-FCO40-1081-Air-services-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 37

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''ATTENTION SIR FREDDIE LAKER, PENINSULA HOTEL HONG KONG.

DEAR SIR FREDDIE,

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I AM VERY PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRESS YOU ARE MAKING IN HKG. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AS FOLLOWS:

TO POINT 1:

(A) I CONFIRM AGAIN THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SHARJAH HAS GRANTED

YOU FULL TRAFFIC RIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SHARJAH. IN ADDITION TO MY TELEX OF 27TH SEPTEMBER I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO YOU CONFIRMING THESE RIGHTS. THESE TRAFFIC RIGHTS WILL TAKE EFFECT

AS SOON AS LAKER AIRWAYS HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY TRAFFIC RIGHTS

FROM U.K AND HKG.

(3) IN REGARD TO CIVIL AVIATION MATTERS H.H THE RULER OF SHARJAH AND HIS GOVERNMENT IS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HAVE TO CLEAR QUESTIONS OF TRAFFIC RIGHTS WITH OTHER EMIRATES. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: THIS APPLIES FOR ALL EMIRATES 1.E ABU DHABI AND DUBAI. H.H THE RULER OF SHARJAH HAS AGREED TO GRANT LAKER AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RIGHTS (SEE (A) ).

TO POINT 2:

I HEREWITH CONFIRM THAT THE REFERENCE TO 'RECIPROCATE TRAFFIC RIGHTS REFERRED TO IN PARA.1 OF MY TELEX 27TH SEPTEMBER REFERS

ONLY TO LAKER AIRWAYS GETTING THE NECESSARY TRAFFIC RIGHTS IN THE U.K AND HKG.

BEST REGARDS.

MOHAMMED SAIF AL HAJRI, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION, GOVERNMENT OF SHARJAH.

2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS YOU OR DUBAI

MAY HAVE DESKBY 160100Z.

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HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE

LONDON

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MISS BROWN

MR MURRAY LORD BRIDGES

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