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A) THE ABILITY FOR BA TO OVER-FLY CHINA ON ANY OR ALL OF ITS SERVICES TO AND FROM HONG KONG
B) THE EXERCISE OF FULL TRAFFIC RIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PEKING AND VICE VERSA
C) THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ROUTE POINTS ON THE UK ROUTE IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ASA SO AS TO GIVE GREATER OPERATING
FLEXIBILITY.
D) THE POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ROUTES FROM HONG KONG (EG HONG KONG/CANTON)
5. PARA 4 ABOVE IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY: THERE IS NO INTENTION THAT YOU SHOULD ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE FOR IT. YOU COULD. HOWEVER SAY TO THE CHINESE THAT FIVE AND A HALF YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE DRAFT ASA WAS AGREED. IN THAT TIME THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND THERE MIGHT BE ADVANTAGE IN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS LOOKING AT THE DRAFT AGAIN TO SEE IF IT ACCORDS WITH WHAT EACH SIDE WOULD LIKE IN 1978. FOR INSTANCE THE PRC IS NOW A MEMBER OF ICAO AND THAT FACT ALONE RENDERS A FAIR PART OF THE AGREEMENT AS DRAFTED REDUNDANT. YOU COULD SAY THAT THE UK IS PREPARED NOW TO SEND OUT A TEAM TO PEKING AT SHORT NOTICE TO HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DRAFT WITH THE PRC BEFORE SIGNING, EQUALLY WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WELCOME A CHINESE
TEAM IN LONDON.
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6. IF THE CHINESE WILL NOT ACCEPT OUR FALL BACK POSITION AS SATISFYING THEIR POLITICAL CONDITIONS YOU SHOULD EXPRESS YOUR GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT AND SAY YOU WILL HAVE TO REPORT BACK.
OWEN
FİLES
FED
HK & GD
MAED
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR. MURRAY
MR. CORTAZZI
MISS BROWN
MR.DARWIN
COPIES TO:
LEGAL ADVISER
HONG KONG GOVN.CFFICE
DOT/CAIR DIVN.
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