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FM FCO 0314032 JAN 79
TO ROUTINE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 3 JANUARY
INFO HONG KONG FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE PEKING
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US AIR SERVICES TO CHINA
1. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE INFORMATION REGARDING US CARRIER'S
PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES TO THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC GIVEN IN
MARTYN BAKER'S TELCON WITH MARTIN RUMBELOW (DOT) ON. 20 DECEMBER AND
YOUR ALLOT 288 OF 21 DECEMBER.
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2. HOWEVER WE WERE CONCERNED TO LEARN THAT PAN AM HAVE APPLIED
TO SERVE PEKING OVER HONG KONG, SINCE THE EXTENSION FROM HONG
KONG FOR TRAFFIC OR NON-TRAFFIC PURPOSES TO ANY POINT OR POINTS IN
THE MAINLAND TERRITORY OF THE PRC WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE EXPRESS
PROVISIONS OF BERMUDA 2 SECTION 5 NOTE 8. WE WOULD ALSO HAVE
STRONG OBJECTIONS ON POLICY GROUNDS. WHICH WOULD NOT (REPEAT NOT)
DISAPPEAR ONCE WE HAVE RATIFIED OUR OWN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH THE PRC. (PARA 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE REFERS).
3. GRATEFUL YOU THEREFORE KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT
AND CAB AND DO YOUR BEST TO HEAD THEM OFF FROM ANY PROPOSALS TO
SERVE THE PRC OVER HONG KONG IN BREACH OF THE BERMUDA 2 AGREEMENT.
4. PLEASE COPY ANY FURTHER TELEGRAMS ON THIS SUBJECT TO PEKING. WE
ARE RE: EATING YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE TO THEM.
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