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(C) WE WILL INFORM THE TRAVEL TRADE HERE ON THE LINES OF

PARA (A) ABOVE, ON RECEIPT OF FINAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU.

OUR ASSESSMENT IS THAT THIS REVERSION TO THE 'STATUS QUO* WILL HAVE MINIMAL REPERCUSSIONS. OUR APPLICATIONS FROM TAIWAN HAVE DECREASED FROM A PEAK OF 40,000 IN APRIL TO 9,000 IN SEPTEMBER AND WE CAN RE-ABSORB THE WORK CURRENTLY BEING DONE

IN BANGKOK.

FOR M.V.D.

YOUR TEL NO.856 TO BANGKOK. IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO

ISSUE TRANSIT VISAS ON ARRIVAL. IN THE ABSENCE OF A DECLARATION OF IDENTITY (NOW ISSUED IN BANGKOK), WE WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A PERMIT ON WHICH TO ENDORSE LANDING CONDITIONS AND COLLECT THE FEE.

THIS WOULD CAUSE UNACCEPTABLE CONGESTION AND DELAY AT THE AIRPORT. UNLESS ADDITIONAL STAFF ARE TO BE PROVIDED IN BANGKOK (WHICH SEEMS UNLIKELY), THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO TRANSFER THE WORK BACK TO HONG KONG WHERE IT PROPERLY BELONGS. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY

AGREEMENT

MACLEHOSE

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