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TELEGRAM NUMBER 12 OF 10 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING AND HONG KONG
CAAC NOTAM 19 AMBER 1 AIRWAY.
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PRESIDENT ICAO HAS HAD NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER TO HIS REPRESENTATIONS. NEW CHINESE COUNCIL MEMBER (WANG QUINWU) SAYS HE HAS NO INFORMATION
FROM CAAC ON THIS SUBJECT. PRESIDENT IS ANXIOUS TO AVOID ANY
IMPRESSION OF QUOTE NEGOTIATING UNQUOTEOVER THE DANGER AREAS BUT IS URGING POSTPONEMENT AND QUOTE DISCUSSIONS UNQUOTE, HERE,
IN PEKING OR BANGKOK, WHICH HE PERSONALLY WOULD BE WILLING TO
UNDERTAKE.
PRESIDENT IS THEREFORE AGAIN PRESSING CAAC AT HIGHEST LEVEL (SHEN. TU) FOLLOWING RECEIPT IN ICAO BANGKOK OFFICE OF FURTHER REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM HONG KONG CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES. HONG KONG
TELEGRAM APPARENTLY GIVES 14 OCTOBER AS DEADLINE FOR AIRLINES TO
REVISE THEIR SCHEDULES IF DANGER AREAS ARE IMPLEMENTED ON DUE
DATE.
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