TNAG-1177-FCO40-1479-Air-services-between-Hong-Kong-and-South-East-Asia-1982 — Page 95

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FROM FCO 311649Z MAR 82

TO IMMEDIATE JAKUARTA

TELEGRAM NUMBER 169 OF 31 MARCH 1982.

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

YOUR TEL 3 TO HONG KONG

UK/INDONESIA AIR SERVICES

1.

GARUDA HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPERATE B747 EQUIPMENT ON THEIR

JAKARTA-HONG KONG SERVICES UNDER THE TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OF

LETTERS BETWEEN WILSON AND RISAKOTTA DATED 2 NOVEMBER 1979. THEY

HAVE FILED SCHEDULES IN LONDON FOR SERVICES TO BE OPERATED BY DC10S AND THESE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BUT ARE FREE TO CHANGE TO B747S IF THEY WISH TO FILE AMENDED SCHEDULES.

2.

GARUDA'S OPERATIONS TO LONDON ARE A SEPARATE MATTER WHICH

DOES NOT AFFECT THEIR RIGHT TO OPERATE WITH B747 EQUIPMENT TO

HONG KONG. GARUDA ENJOYED THIS RIGHT TO OPERATE SEVEN SUCH SER-

VICES BEFORE THE 4 FEBRUARY 1982 CMU WAS SIGNED AND UNDER THE

TERMS OF THAT CMU MAY NOW OPERATE A FURTHER 2 B747 SERVICES WITH

TRAFFIC RIGHTS TO TOKYO.

3.

SUBJECT TO COMMENTS FROM HONG KONG PLEASE CLARIFY THE

POSITION TO THE INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES

CARRINGTON

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COPIES TO

MAED

CAIR/DOT

HKGD

SEAD

MR ADAMS

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