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TO PRIORITY F.C.0 TELNO.22 OF 7 JANUARY 78,
INFO OSLO, COPENHAGEN, STOCKHOLM.
YOUR TELNO.158 OF 21 DEC TO OSLO:
U.K/SCANDINAVIAN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS.
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1. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DENUNCIATION OF THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS BY THE THREE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES DID NOT REACH US UNTIL 5TH JANUARY, PARTICULARLY SINCE WE ARE ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES ON TEXTILE
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2. IT WOULD APPEAR FROM THE SCANDINAVIAN PRESS STATEMENT (YOUR TELNO.160) AND THE SWEDISH PRESS REPORT (STOCKHOLM TELNO.218) THAT THE SCANDINAVIANS WILL RETURN TO THE CHARGE ON THE QUESTION OF RIGHTS FOR S.A.S TO FLY TO HONG KONG, THIS BEING SO, WE WOULD WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY NEWS OF WHEN THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS AFFECTING OUR INTEREST WILL TAKE PLACE.
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