GRS 300
IMMEDIATE
CYP CATA
FM PEKING 179818Z NOV
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 646 OF 17 NOV.
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG.
FOLLOWING FROM DAVIES.
YOUR TELNO 514: AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT
HKK 184/13
1X
PA
1. IT IS DIFFICULT TO COMMENT ON SUCH A SPARSE PIECE OF
INFORMATION AS THAT IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE. (I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR A FULLER REPORT OF
EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID, TO WHOM AND IN WHAT CONTEXT: WAS
THERE NO PROBING BY THE BRITISH OFFICIALS CONCERNED AS TO WHAT THE CHINESE MIGHT HAVE MEANT?) THERE HAS BEEN NO
REFERENCE BY THE CHINESE TO US IN PEKING TO THE AIR SERVICES
AGREEMENT THIS YEAR AND THE ONLY CONCEIVABLE POINTER TO A
POSSIBLE CHANGE IN THE CHINESE ATTITUDE MIGHT BE THE TERMS
OF THE CHINESE APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL FLIGHTS TO HONG KONG
WHERE IT IS JUST POSSIBLE TO SEE THE REFERENCE TO THE NEED
TO KEEP CAL AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM CAAC AIRCRAFT AND LACK OF
MENTION OF THE CAL OFFICE OP PERSONNEL AS INDICATIVE OF A SOFTENING OF THEIR ATTITUDE BUT I REALLY THINK THAT IS GOING
TOO FAR.
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