GRS 254
PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
PA
HRK 184/3.
FM BANGKOK 250851Z OCT
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 234 OF 26TH OCT
RFI ROUTINE FCO.
Ri:
FOLLOWING FROM ROGERS
1. AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM TELNO 517 TO FCO, I AM WORKING TOWARDS COMPLETION OF NEGOTIATIONS HERE AND SIGNATURE OF
ALL DOCUMENTS ON 23 OCTOBER. SUBJECT TO UNFORESEEN DIFFICULTIES, AFTER THAT I PLAN TO TAKE A LONG WEEKEND'S BREAK AND ARRIVE IN
HONG KONG IN TIME FOR THE MEETING ON 2 NOVEMBER AS NOTIFIED IN LATHAM'S TELNO 227 OF 20 OCTOBER. I WILL THEN STAY IN HONG KONG AT LEAST FOR THE PERIOD 3-5 NOV INCLUSIVE, FOR
(A) MY PERSONAL DISCUSSION WITH YOU (WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS BEING ARRANGED FOR NOVEMBER 3 OR 4)..
(B) MY USUAL MEETING WITH THE TOP MANGAGEMENT OF CATHAY
PACIFIC AIRWAYS., AND
(C) POSSIBLE OVER-RUN OF THE ROUND UP MEETING.
2.
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AS REGARDS THE ROUND-UP MEETING, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TOUR D'HORIZON I THINK IT WOULD BE AS WELL TO ADD JAPAN, CHINA, BURMA, INDO-CHINA(INCLUDING OVERFLIGHT OF LAOS AND VIETNAM), NEPAL AND TAIWAN TO THE LIST.
3. I HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT ITEM(2) IN YOUR PARA 2 WHERE THE WORD QUOTE CONFLICT UNQUOTE HAS CONNOTATIONS WHICH I HOPE WERE NOT INTENDED, WHILE THE EXPRESSION QUOTE UK (BA)/HK(CPA) UNQUOTE ASSUMES A DICHOTOMY WHICH DOES NOT EXIST. THE UK IS, OF COURSE, RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF BOTH
BRITISH AIRWAYS AND CATHAY PACIFIC. AND IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW THAT THE INTERESTS OF AIRLINES AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES EITHER IN THE METROPOLITAN UK OR IN HONG KONG ALWAYS COINCIDE. IN ALL THEMAJOR AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS IN RECENT YEARS
CONFIDENTIAL
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