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FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
12 JAN 1993
TELNO 46
OF 12045OZ JANUARY 93
DESK OFFICER INDEX
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Action Taken
INFO ROUTINE PHNOM PENH, DT
044012
MDLIAN 6410
2
DTP (FOR IAD)
YOUR TELNO 7 (REPEATING PHNOM PENH TELNO 24) AND OUR TELNO 19: HONG KONG/CAMBODIA AIR SERVICES.
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WHILE AWAITING YOUR AND PHNOM PENH'S VIEWS ON OUR TUR, WHICH CROSSED WITH PHNOM PENH TELNO 24, WE WISH TO ADD A FEW POINTS TO TIE UP THE LOOSE ENDS.
2.
WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE APPROACH MADE BY CPA AND DRAGONAIR TO PRINCE CHAKRAPONG AS REPORTED IN PHNOM PENH TUR. AS EXPLAINED IN OUR TUR, THE RESUMPTION OF SCHEDULED SERVICES DOES INVOLVE A WIDER QUESTION OF TRAFFIC RIGHTS. IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY IN CAMBODIA AND THE CHINESE SENSITIVITY INVOLVED IN THE POSSIBLE NEGOTIATION OF AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH CAMBODIA, WE HAVE ASKED HDA TO AVOID GIVING ANY FURTHER UNSUBSTANTIATED HOPE TO THE CAMBODIAN ADMINISTRATION THAT THE NECESSARY TRAFFIC RIGHTS FOR SCHEDULED SERVICES WOULD BE IN PLACE TOO SOON.
3.
A FORMAL APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION OF CAMBODIA SEEKING APPROVAL FOR KAMPUCHEA AIRLINES TO OPERATE REGULAR SERVICE BETWEEN PHNOM PENH AND HONG KONG. THEIR APPLICATION MAKES NO REFERENCE TO THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE UK AND CAMBODIA AND IS ALSO SILENT ON WHETHER SUCH SERVICES WOULD BE ON A SCHEDULED OR CHARTER BASIS. DCA HAS GIVEN A HOLDING REPLY AND OFFERED TO MEET THE CAMBODIANS TO EXPLAIN DETAILS (CORRESPONDENCE COPIED TO GLASS, DTP).
4.
IF PHNOM PENH FEEL PRESSED TO GIVE A REPLY TO PRINCE CHAKRAPONG BEFORE WE COME TO A VIEW ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH NEGOTIATION OF A FORMAL ASA, WE SUGGEST IT BE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE MOST EXPEDIENT COURSE WOULD BE FOR KAMPUCHEA AIRLINES CAND DRAGONAIR) TO COMMENCE CHARTER SERVICES IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. KAMPUCHEA AIRLINES COULD COMMENCE SERVICE ON THIS BASIS
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