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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 7 OF 9 JANUARY
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REPEATED FOR PRIORITY INFO TO COPENHAGEN, STOCKHOLM AND HONG KONG.
SCAND INAVIAN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS
1. FOLLOWING TELECON WITH MISS BRAUNTON, CAIR, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE. MCLEAN TODAY ASKED BØGH DUS MFA WHEN HMG MIGHT EXPECT A FORMAL RESPONSE ON OUTSTANDING AIR SERVICE APPLICATIONS.
2. BOGH WAS REMINDED THAT WHEN NOTICE OF DENUNCIATION WAS GIVEN (FCO TELNO 158 TO OSLO OF 21/12/77) THE SCANDINAVIAN REPRESENTATIVES WERE WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SE OUTSTANDING APPLICATIONS. THE SCANDINAVIAN PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED LATER THAT DAY (FCO TELNO 160 TO OSLO OF 21/12/77) SUGGESTED HOWEVER THAT THE OUTSTANDING APPLICATIONS WOULD BE REJECTED.
3. BOGH SAID THE POSITION REMAINED AS STAED AT THE TALKS IN OSLO IN NOVEMBER 1977. EACH APPLICATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED ON ITS MERITS. BØGH UNDERSTOOD THE BRITISH DESIRE FOR A FORMAL RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PERMIT CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE TALKS TO BE HELD IN LONDON LATER THIS MONTH. HE UNDERTOOK TO CONSULT HIS
SCANDINAVIAN COLLEAGUES BUT WOULD NOT COMMIT HIMSELF FURTHER.
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