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ROY NO. 31
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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0 TELNO.1167. OF 5 OCTOBER 78,
INFO IMMEDIATE D.O.T,
PRIORITY PEKING.
PEKING TELNO.501 : AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.
DK OFFICER INDEX
REGISTRY Action Taken
1. IN THE SIDELINES OF THE DISCUSSIONS ON NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS (352
BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG (MY TEL NO.1153), THE CAAC DELEGATION
TOLD NEWBIGGING OF JARDINES THAT HUANG HUA WOULD RAISE THE ASA QUESTION WHEN IN LONDON. THEY COMMENTED THAT THE 1973 AGREEMENT FORMED A GOOD STARTING POINT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT BRITISH AIRWAYS WOULD HAVE TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE NATIONAL CARRIER WHEREAS CPA,
THEY WITH ITS TAIWAN CONNECTION, WAS ONLY A REGIONAL CARRIER. MADE NO MENTION OF ANY DIFFICULTIES ABOUT HONG KONG AIRPORT IN
THE CONTEXT OF AN ASA.
2. THE EXCHANGES WERE BRIEF AND INFORMAL. THE ASA WAS NOT
MENTIONED IN THE OFFICIAL TALKS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
AVIATION.
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