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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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2 1 MAY 1990

LESK ONICE;

INFO ROUTINE FCO AND UKMIS GENEVA

HONG KONG TELNO 39 TO HANOI

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1 THE VIETNAMESE HAVE ALLOCATED THE FOLLOWING DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE NUMBERS TO VBP FLIGHTS AGREED BETWEEN US:

15 MAY 85/A/BNGVN/90

22 MAY 86/A/BNGVN/90

GRATEFUL FOR URGENT CLARIFICATION OF THE TIMING AND CALL SIGN OF FLIGHT ON 15 MAY. HONG KONG TELNO 41 TO HANOI REPORTS FLIGHT K3253 IS CANCELLED LEAVING CHONG KONG TELNO 39) ONLY FLIGHT K4253 DEPART HK 1215 ARRIVE HANOI 1340. BUT UNHCR HAVE INFORMED US THAT THE FLIGHT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED DEPART HK 1115 ARRIVE HANOI 1240. WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE LATTER TIMES TO THE

VIETNAMESE UNDER CALL SIGN K 4253.

2. MINISTRY OF INTERIOR WILL DECIDE ON 15 MAY WHETHER THE VIETNAMESE WILL ACCEPT ONE OR TWO FLIGHTS ON 29 MAY AND INFORM UNHCR. WHEN WE ARE INFORMED WE WILL SUBMIT THE DETAILED TIMES OF THE FLIGHT(S) TO THE VIETNAMESE. AT THIS END UNHCR ARE PRESSING HARD FOR TWO FLIGHTS TO BE ACCEPTED ON 29 MAY BUT UDO JANZ DID TELL TRAN QUOC VAN, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, ON 8 MAY THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WOULD ONLY BE ONE FLIGHT.

3. WE RECOGNISE THAT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE PRECISE FLIGHT TIMES, CALLSIGNS ALLOCATION OF AIRCRAFT ETC MUCH IN ADVANCE OF EACH FLIGHT. BUT IN FUTURE WE WISH TO AVOID ANY LAST MINUTE RUSH FOR CLEARANCE. CAN WE ASSUME THAT THE FLIGHT ROUTEING WILL ALWAYS BE AS IN HONG KONG TELNO 41 TO HANOI ONLY? (THE VIETNAMESE INSIST ON A DETAILED NOTE WITH ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION CORRECTLY STATED BEFORE THEY REPLY WITH CLEARANCE. FLIGHT TIMINGS AND AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT DETAILS FOR US TO GET RIGHT.

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