TNAG-1177-FCO40-1479-Air-services-between-Hong-Kong-and-South-East-Asia-1982 — Page 109

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BETWEEN MAS AND CPA IN DECEMBER MAS PROPOSED INCREASES IN

CAPACITY ON THE REGIONAL ROUTE LINKED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF

DC-10 EQUIPMENT. WE UNDERSTAND HOWEVER THAT CPA MADE IT CLEAR

THAT THEY WOULD BE VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT ANY FURTHER INCREASE IN

MAS CAPACITY TO AND THROUGH HONG KONG AT PRESENT. YOU SHOULD

TELL ISHAK THAT THERE WOULD NOT THEREFORE SEEM TO BE AN

INFORMAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE AIRLINES OF THE KIND WHICH

HAS APPARENTLY BEEN REPORTED TO HIM. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION,

FROM HONG KONG TUR AND FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH CPA THERE CAN BE NO

DOUBT THAT MAS ARE AWARE OF THE CPA POSITION. IT IS HARD TO

BELIEVE THAT THOMASIOS (MAS) HAS NOT REPORTED IT TO ISHAK.

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BA AND MAS HAVE RECENTLY AGREED TO A STUDENT FARE

BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND THE UK. IT IS BEING FILED WITH THE CIVIL

AVIATION AUTHORITY BUT THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFICULTY. THIS IS

A POINT WHICH YOU COULD USEFULLY REFER TO IN TALKING WITH

ISHAK IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES.

CARRINGTON

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MR ROBERTS DOT CAIRD

MR HUNT DOT CAIRD

MR DUNNING DOT CRE2

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LD BRIDGES

MR ADAMS

MR DONALD

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