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Viewing cable 05PRETORIA1663, SOUTH AFRICA REQUESTS FIFTH FREEDOM AVIATION RIGHTS TO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PRETORIA1663 2005-04-28 14:05 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Pretoria 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS PRETORIA 001663 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 
 
STATE FOR AF/EPS AND AF/S/TCRAIG AND KGAITHER 
DEPT FOR EB/TRA/AN/CDEMARS, LFAUX-GABLE 
TRANSPORTATION FOR SMCERMOTT, KBHATIA, GRETCH 
COMMERCE FOR 4510/ITA/IEP/ANESA/OA/JDIEMOND 
TREASURY FOR GCHRISTOPULOS, LSTURM, AND AJEWELL 
DEPT PASS USTR FOR PCOLEMAN, WJACKSON AND CHAMILTON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ASEC PREL SF
SUBJECT:  SOUTH AFRICA REQUESTS FIFTH FREEDOM AVIATION RIGHTS TO 
U.S. FROM GHANA 
 
Ref: PRETORIA 1278 
 
(U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified.  Not for Internet 
distribution. 
 
1. (SBU) On April 27, Post received a diplomatic note from South 
Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs dated April 19 informing 
the United States that South Africa has requested fifth freedom 
traffic rights at Accra, for the Accra-Washington route.  This 
follows a South African Airways' March announcement that it plans 
to add four weekly flights between Johannesburg and Washington 
D.C. beginning July 1 (Reftel). 
 
2.  (SBU) Post has faxed a copy of the diplomatic note to AF/S. 
The text of the Note is as follows: 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa 
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of 
America and has the honour to refer to Air Service Agreement 
between our respective states.  The South African Aeronautical 
Authority has requested the fifth freedom traffic rights at 
Accra, for the Accra-Washington route, from the Aeronautical 
Authority of Ghana.  The outcome of this request is still 
pending.  The South African Aeronautical Authority will advise 
the Aeronautical Authority of the United States of America of the 
outcome and formally request that the United States consider the 
request that Accra be granted as the fifth freedom point. 
 
The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa 
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the 
United States of America the assurances of its highest 
consideration. 
 
END TEXT 
 
FRAZER