TNAG-1961-FCO40-2793-Air-services-agreement-between-Hong-Kong-and-Brunei-1989 — Page 76

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MDLOAN 6739

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

TELNO 014

OF 171445Z JANUARY 89

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING

MIPT: HK/BRUNEI AIR SERVICES

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HKC 181/1

CE 1911

1 TEXT OF LETTER FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM IS AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE I HAVE THE HONOUR TO REFER TO THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS DATED 21 JUNE 1986 BETWEEN THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ABOUT AIR SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AND TO THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS DATED 1 JANUARY 1984 BETWEEN THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE ACTING STATE SECRETARY OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.

THE UNITED KINGDOM AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES HAVE NOTED THAT THE AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM AND OF HONG KONG HAVE NEGOTIATED A DRAFT AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.

IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE THE HONOUR TO PROPOSE THAT THE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES AND THE AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RECORDED IN THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OF 21 JUNE 1986 AND THE UNDERSTANDING IN RELATION TO SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN RECORDED IN THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES OF 1 JANUARY 1984 WILL CEASE TO HAVE EFFECT FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE BRUNEI DARUSSALAM-HONG KONG AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE. IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU I HAVE THE HONOUR TO PROPOSE THAT THIS LETTER AND YOUR REPLY TO THAT EFFECT WILL PLACE ON RECORD THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR RESPECTIVE AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES ON THIS MATTER WHICH WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON THE DATE OF YOUR EXCELLENCY'S REPLY UNQUOTE.

HOWE

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