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FI PEKING 130743Z DEC 79
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 92 OF 13 DECEMBER 79
INFO FCO, DOT (CAIR)
HK K18H
RELIVED IN ARTIS MY NO. ST 17 DEC970
DESK OFFICER
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YOUR TELNO 1746 TO FCO AND FCO TELHO 740: CPA APPLICATION FOR NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS HKG/SHA V. V.
ee 532
1. WE HAD ALREADY SPOKEN ON BROADLY SIMILAR LINES WITH MEA,
WHO ON 12 DECEMBER FINALLY APPROVED THESE THREE CHARTER SERVICES.
WE TELEPHONED THIS NEWS TO CPA, WHO MAY LIAISE DIRECTLY WITH
CAAC OVER DETAILS.
2. MFA SIAD THAT CAAC WERE SURPRISED CPA HAD ADVERTISED THESE
FLIGHTS IN HONG KONG BEFORE CHINESE GOVERNMENT APPROVAL HAD
BEEN GIVEN. SECOND SECRETARY SAID, SPEAKING PERSONALLY, THAT HE
THOUGHT CAAC HAD PREVIOUSLY PUBLICISED SOME OF THEIR CHARTER
FLIGHTS TO HONG KONG BEFORE APPROVAL HAD DEEN GIVEN, AND THAT
WE HAD NOT OBJECTED TO THIS. GRATEFUL FOR BACKGROUND IN CASE
THE MATTER IS RAISED AGAIN.
3. MFA ALSO SAID THAT THEY THOUGHT THE DELAY IN GRANTING
PERMISSION WAS NOT UNDULY LONG. THEY SAY THEY DID NOT RECEIVE: UNTIL 3 DECEMBER OUR NOTE REQUESTING PERMISSION, THOUGH WE BELIEVE OUR MESSENGER DELIVERED IT ON 26 NOVEMBER, WE WERE DISAPPOINTED
THEY DID NOT TAKE A MORE HELPFUL ATTITUDE DESPITE REPEATED PRODDINGS, CUR IMPRESSION IS THAT CAAC WERE PROCRASTINATING BECAUSE OF IRRITATION AT CPA JUMPING THE GUN IN ADVERTISING THE FLIGHTS.
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