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03ROME5327
2003-11-24 08:55:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Rome
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CIVAIR: GOI SINGLE DESIGNATION OF POLAR

Tags:  EAIR IT ICAO FAA AVIATION 
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UNCLAS ROME 005327 

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR IT ICAO FAA AVIATION
SUBJECT: CIVAIR: GOI SINGLE DESIGNATION OF POLAR
AIR CARGO

UNCLAS ROME 005327

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR IT ICAO FAA AVIATION
SUBJECT: CIVAIR: GOI SINGLE DESIGNATION OF POLAR
AIR CARGO


1. THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 5.


2. EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE
081/2840, DATED OCTOBER 30, 2003, INFORMING U.S.
AVIATION AUTHORITIES OF THE FOLLOWING REGARDING
POLAR AIR CARGO(AN INFORMAL TRANSLATION FOLLOWS
IN PARAGRAPH 3).


3. BEGIN TEXT: THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS HAS THE HONOR TO INFORM THE U.S. EMBASSY
THAT THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURES AND
TRANSPORT HAS HEREBY TRANSMITTED COPY OF
DIPLOMATIC NOTE 721 WHICH GIVES OFFICIAL
DESIGNATION TO POLAR AIR CARGO UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF
THE ITALY-U.S. AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT. THE
RELEVANT ITALIAN AUTHORITIES, WITH REGARD TO THE
ABOVE MENTIONED NOTE, HAVE DEEMED IT APPROPRIATE
TO CONTINUE TO OPT FOR AIRLINE-BY-AIRLINE
DESIGNATION RATHER THAN BLANKET DESGINATION
ANYTIME A NEW COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN OPERATING
IN ITALY. END TEXT.


4. COMMENT: GIVEN THE FOCUS ON LARGER EU-U.S.
CIVIL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS, EMBASSY BELIEVES IT
IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE GOI WOULD CHANGE ITS
POSITION TO SUPPORT BLANKET DESIGNATION IN THE
ABSENCE OF GUIDANCE OR NEW AGREEMENTS FROM
BRUSSELS. END COMMENT.


5. ACTION REQUEST: EMBASSY REQUESTS DEPARTMENT
ASSISTANCE IN TRANSMITTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE
RELEVANT CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES AND
INTERESTED U.S. AIR CARRIERS. END ACTION
REQUEST.

SEMBLER

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2003ROME05327 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED