GRS 139
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CYP CAT A
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HKK 18+/1
23 JAN
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20
EM PEKING 139349Z JAN
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TO INMEDIATE FCO TELNO 16 OF 13 JAN.
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 11: AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT
1. WE HAVE HAD NO INDICATION OF WHAT MAY BE IN
THE WIND. HOWEVER, I SHALL BE SEEING MEMBERS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON MONDAY, 16 JANUARY,
AND I SHALL LET YOU KNOW IF ANY COMES OUT OF THAT.
2. I AGREE THAT ON 19 JANUARY THE BEST LINE WOULD
SE TO UNDERTAKE TO CONSIDER WHAT LIU HAS TO SAY.
HOWEVER, IN CONSIDERING THIS WHOLE QUESTION, IT IS WOR TH
DEARING IN MIND THAT THE ATTITUDE OF UK AIRLINES MAY
CHANGE CONSIDERABLY IN THE LIGHT OF THE PROSPECTS FOR
INCREADED TOURIST TRAFFIC TO CHINA (5,300 BRITISH TOURISTS IN 1978: PERHAPS DOUBLING IN 1979.) (SEE SULLIVAN'S TELELETTER 351/1 TO HAYWARD, FED, OF 23 DECEMBER).
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ED MAED HK & GD
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