217
H** 184|1. TOP COF
10 ADD 1978
GRS 70
EN CLAIR
FM WASHINGTON 171608Z
UNCLASSIFIED
Cro: Texen
No ba
See 223
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) TELNO 9 OF 17.4.78.
AND TO ROUTINE FCO.
LANDING RIGHTS IN HONG KONG.
MY TELNO 8.
1. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD LET US KNOW WHERE MATTERS STAND ON THE APPLICATION BY NOMADS AIR TRAVEL CLUB FOR A STOPOVER IN HONG KONG. WE HAVE SEEN NO REPLY TO TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TO MR BENICH. THE LATTER TELLS US THAT HE HAS NOW REQUESTED STATE DEPARTMENT INTER- VENTION AND THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS IN HAND.
JAY
FILES
HK & GD
MAED
2
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