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CONFIDENTIATECEIVED IN REGISTO NO. 51
FM HONG KONG 280205Z DEC 78
TO ROUTINE F CO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1492 OF 28 DECEMBER
29 DEC 1978
DESK OFFICER
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INFO PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
751
YOUR TELNO 827 TO PEKING: AIR SERVICES WITH CHINA.
1. WE HAVE GIVEN FURTHER THOUGHT TO THE TERMINAL DATE ISSUE
(PARA 3 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE).
2. ALL THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE CHINESE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
THE PRESENT SERIES OF FLIGHTS MAY CONTINUE UNTIL 9 MARCH. IF
THERE IS ANY LIKELIHOOD THAT THE DOT PERMIT MIGHT NOT BE EXTENDED TO THAT DATE, IT WOULD SEEM TO US TO BE IN EVERYONE'S INTERESTS TO CLARIFY THE POSITION NOW RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY, WHEN BOOKINGS WILL NO DOUBT HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR THE
FIRST WEEK OF MARCH,
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COPIES TO:
MR. DARWIN
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