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FM FCO 191603Z OCT 79
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
TELEGRAM NO 849 OF 19 OCT.
HICK 14/5.
INEO IN RADISI M. S
2 2 OCT 1979
MIPT: AIR SERVICES ON THE LONDON/HONG KONG ROUTE See 143
LONDON-HONG KONG: INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF LICENCE APPLICATIONS
BY BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS, CATHAY PACIFICE AIRWAYS AND LAKER AIRWAYS.
TRAFFIC RIGHTS
1 BRITISH CALEDONIAN'S APPLICATION ENVISAGES OPTIONAL STOPS AT
DHAHRAN, DUBAI, BAHRAIN OR KUWAIT. CATHAY PACIFIC'S APPLICATION
ENVISAGES OPTIONAL STOPS AT BAHRAIN OR DUBAI, LAKER'S APPLICATION ENVISAGES OPTIONAL STOPS AT SHARJAH, BAHRAIN, DUBAI OR OTHER POINTS
IN THE MIDDLE AND FAR EAST. IT IS INFERRED THAT ALL THREE AIRLINES
WOULD REQUIRE TRAFFIC RIGHTS FROM WHICHEVER INTERMEDIATË POINT THEY
CHOSE.
2 THE FACTUAL POSITION REGARDING THE NAMED POINTS UNDER THE RELEVANT
AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS IS AS FOLLOWS:-
4 GULF STATES
THE UK HAS IDENTICAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE GULF STATES (BAHRAIN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, QATAR AND OMAN).
(1) BAHRAIN
THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF ONE OR MORE AIRLINES (ONLY BA ARE DESIGNATED AT PRESENT) AND FOR POINTS BEYOND’" (UNSPECIFIED).
(1) UAE
DUBAI THE AGREEMENT HAS THE SAME PROVISIONS AS IN (1) ABOVE.
SHARJAH SHARJAH IS A NEW AIRPORT IN THE VAC WHICH DID NOT EXIST
AT THE TIME WHEN THE AGREEMENT WAS CONCLUDED. THE SAME CONDITIONS AS FOR DUBAI WOULD, HOWEVER, APPLY.
B KUWAIT
ON OF
THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF ONE OR MORE AIRLINES
(ONLY BA ARE DESIGNATED AT PRESENT) AND FOR **POINT BEYOND**
INCLUDING HONG KONG, FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ONLY TWO
POINTS ON ANY ONE FLIGHT.
C SAUDI ARABIA
THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR THE DESIGNATION OF ONE OR MORE AIRLINES
(ONLY BA ARE DESIGNATED AT PRESENT). DHAHPAN IS SPECIFIED AS A
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