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HE BELIEVED THIS MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE TO DEPLU.
5.
IN ORDER TO BREAK THE STALEMATE ON UK/INDONESIA BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WE RECOMMENDED (MY LETTER (NOT TO ALL) OF 20 SEPTEMBER 1990 TO COOK, NO REPLY YET RECEIVED) WE PROPOSE TO THE INDONESIANS A SOLUTION INVOLVING AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS, WHICH WOULD BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE EXISTING PREAMBLE IN THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENTS.
6. GRATEFUL LEGAL ADVISERS, FCO LOOK AT INDONESIAN DEFINITION OF TERRITORY CONTAINED IN THE INDONESIAN/HONG KONG AIR SERVICES COUNTER DRAFT. IF DEFINITION IS, AS WE BELIEVE, UNACCEPTABLE, COULD THEY PROVIDE, WITH AGREEMENT OF (FIELDER) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND (WAKELING) HONG KONG, AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WHICH WOULD BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE EXISTING PREAMBLE. IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE SEEKING EARLY APPOINTMENT WITH DEPLU, TO SEE WHETHER THEY ARE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR FORMULA TO COVER THE DEFINITION OF THEIR TERRITORY.
7. SILOOY WILL CONTACT ME AGAIN, WEEK BEGINNING 8 APRIL, AFTER FURTHER INTERDEPARTMENTAL DISCUSSIONS. HE IS THEN LIKELY TO PROPOSE SUBSTANTIVE TALKS, WEEK COMMENCING 20 MAY, BETWEEN DGAC AND OTHER OFFICIALS AND WAKELING AND MYSELF, TO CONCLUDE THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT. FCO PLEASE PASS TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND DTI.
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AIR SERVICES
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AMD
LEGAL ADVISERS
NEWS DEPT
SEAD
HKD
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IAD RM 5608 DEPT TRANSPORT
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PS
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
SIR J COLES
MR SLATER
MR BURNS
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