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CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELVO ALLOT 195 OF 4 SEPTEMBER
UK/SCANDINAVIAN AIR SERVICES VEGOTIATIONS.
REFERENCE TEL NO 93 OF 17 JULY TO OSLO COPIED TO YOU.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW FIRM FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS
FOR NEW UK/SCANDINAVIAN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO OPEN IN
COPENHAGEN ON MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER. ALL THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT
THIS NEXT ROUND WILL BE DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO MATTERS OF SHORT HAUL
POLICY ON WHICH THE TWO SIDES ARE STILL DEEPLY DIVIDED AND ON WHICH
PROGRESS MUST BE MADE IF A BREAKDOWN OF SERVICES AT THE END OF THE
YEAR IS TO BE AVERTED. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND GIVEN THAT THE
SCANDINAVIAN SIDE SHOWED NO DESIRE TO REVIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
HONG KONG AT THE LAST ROUND EITHER 1! PLENARY SESSIONS OR AT
INFORMAL GATHERINGS, WE CONSIDER IT MOST UNLIKELY THAT HONG KONG
WILL NEED TO BE REPRESENTED IN COPENHAGEN. WE UNDERSTAND HOWEVER
THAT KEEP (DOCA) WILL BE IN THE U AT THE TIME OF THE TALKS AND
WE WONDER WHETHER ARRANGEMENTO MIGHT BE MADE MY WHICH HE COULD BE
CONSULTED AND POSSIBLY JOIN THE UK DELEGATION IF THE NEED ARISES,
IT IS UNCERTAI! HOW LONG THE THIRD ROUND WILL LAST BUT TIME HAS
BEEN SET ASIDE FOR THE PRUPOSE UP TO WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER.
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
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