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5. AT A MEETING WITH JARDINES OFFICIALS ON 18 JULY, KEEP ((ACTING
DCA) URGED THAT IN FUTURE TALKS WITH CAAC, JARDINES SHO
MAKE
ANY FORMAL
IT QUITE CLEAR THAT THEY WERE ACTING AS CAAC AGENTS ONLY AND NOT ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OR ANYONE ELSE.
APPLICATION FOR THE FLIGHTS COULD BE MADE BY JARDINES AS AGENTS. IN THIS CONNECTION, HE INDICATED THAT WHAT CAAC HAD IN MIND FOR THE AUTUMN FAIR WOULD BE LOOKED UPON FAVOURABLY. HE ALSO INDICATED THE LEVEL OF MOVEMENTS WHICH THE EXISTING PROCEDURES
AND EQUIPMENT COULD COPE WITH (FOUR ONE-WAY FLIGHTS A DAY SUBJECT TO SOME CONDITIONS).
6. THE NEXT STEP IS THAT P.L. LIN, A JARDINES OFFICIAL, WILL
BE GOING BACK TO CHINA IN EARLY AUGUST UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF
A VISIT BY SIR JOHN KESWICK AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE IN A POSITION
TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED FLIGHTS AT A HIGHER LEVEL. IN DUE COURSE, WE EXPECT TO GET A REPORT ON THIS VISIT.
7. IN ADDITION YOU WILL WISH TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A
REQUEST FROM CAAC FOR TWO B707 CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM SHANGHAI TO HONG KONG ON 9 AUGUST TO TRANSPORT THE CHINA ART TROUPE''. DCA HAS GIVEN HIS APPROVAL.
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