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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 13 OF 2 FEB
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG
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HKK1841,
INDEX
FED 1973
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HONG KONG TELNO 124 TO FCO : UK/PNG AIR SERVICES
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1. FNG AUTHORITIES HAVE, DESPITE MY NIDGING, GIVEN LITTLE CONSTRUCTIVE THOUGHT TO THE CPA PROPOSALS SINCE WILSON'S
VISIT. THEY ARE HESITANT TO BEGIN FIFTH FREEDOM
NEGOTIATIONS WHICH FOR THEM MEANS PLOUGHING NEW GROUND.
THE GOVERNMENT'S REFUSAL TO PERMIT AIR NIUGINI TO BUY
A SECOND 707 HAS ADDED COMPLICATIONS.
2. CIVIL AVIATION CONTROLLER (TAUVASA) IS NOW ON LOCAL
LEAVE. I HOPE TO CONTACT HIM BUT FROM FIRST REACTIONS OF
HIS STAFF I DOUBT IF PNG WILL BE PREPARED FOR TALKS BEFORE
LATE MARCH
FCO PASS HONG KONG
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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