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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER ALLOT 18 OF 7 FEBRUARY
INFO MANILA HONG KONG (FOR BCARFE)
UK/PHILIPPINES AIR SERVICES
12 FCO TELNO 21 OF 19 JAN TO MANILA
1. THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES HAVE ACCEPTED THE ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS LISTED IN TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE AND WE WOULD THEREFORE WELCOME PARTICIPATION AT TALKS BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND CPA. BECAUSE OF SHORT NOTICE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR EITHER HONG KONG OR CPA REPRESENTATIVES TO BE IN MANILA AT COMMENCEMENT OF TALKS ON 12TH FEB, BUT WE COULD DEFER REGIONAL MATTERS UNTIL LATER IN THAT WEEK. WOULD YOU PLEASE LIAISE WITH CPA AND LET MANILA KNOW WHO WILL BE COMING AND WHEN.
2. UK DELEGATION WILL BE STAYING AT THE MANILA HOTEL.
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