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RES
no 23.2.
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 886 OF 29 JUNE
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703 OT TELNO ALLOT 163 OF 30 NOVEMBER 1973: CAB SHOW-CAUSE ORDER ON
LATA.
1. CPA HAVE GIVEN DCA A COPY OF A MESSAGE FROM JAL WHICH SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH DETAILS ARE NOT CLEAR, US GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO HOLD A SERIES OF REGIONAL INTER-GOVERNMENTAL CONSULTATIONS PROBABLY IN BRUSSELS, BOGOTA, NAIROBI AND MANILA IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FROM GOVERNMENTS ON USCAB UNILATERAL ACTION
AGAINST IATA.
2. PROPOSAL APPEARS TO US TO BE USEFUL. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF UK INTENDS TO DE REPRESENTED (ACCOMPANIED BY SOMEONE FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ?) IN THE CONSULTATIONS IN MANILA IF AND WHEN APPROACHED BY THE US GOVERNMENT. IF NOT, DO YOU SEE ANY OBJECTION TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATING INFORMALLY.
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[COPTES SENT TO CAD/DOT]
MR BUTLER
MR MURRAY
MISS BROWN
SIR A PARSONS
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