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DESKBY FCO 210900Z
FM HONG KONG 210853Z AUG 79
TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO.1194 OF 21 AUGUST,
INFO PRIORITY PORT MAURITIUS.
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YOUR TELNO.663: U.K/MAURITIUS AIR SERVICES.
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HKK 184/1
RELIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 5!
2 1 AUG 1979
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RE
1. THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION STATISTICS SHOW VISITORS
FROM MAURITIUS AS 1217 FOR 1977 AND 1827 FOR 1978. CLEARLY
THERE IS NO CASE TO JUSTIFY AIR SERVICES ON A 3RD/4TH FREEDOM
BASIS AND WE WOULD NOT WISH TO SEE WHAT WE WOULD REGARD AS A
REGIONAL ROUTE WITH 5TH FREEDOM RIGHTS BEING TRADED FOR BENEFIT OUTSIDE THE REGION. ALSO, WE RECOGNISE THAT THERE ARE AIR LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND PORT LOUIS, ALBEIT INDIRECT SERVICES
MAINLY VIA BOMBAY.
2. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE CONTENT WITH THE SUGGESTION MADE IN
THE FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA.2 IN TEL UNDER REF.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
MAED
HKIGD.
EAD.
MISS BROWIN
COPIES TO
MR. P. BRYANT-CHIR | DOT
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