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INFO HONGKONG BONN PARIS ROME PEKING OTTAWA (FOR UKREP ICAO
MONTREAL) WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON TELNO 3414
CAAC NOTAM 19/AMBER ONE AIRWAY
1. PARAGRAPH 6 OF TUR STATED THAT THAI INTERNATIONAL HAD
RECEIVED PERMISSION THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS FROM CHINA
TO OVERFLY THE PARACELS.
2. A RELIABLE CONTACT IN THE MFA HAS TOLD US THAT NO REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE FOR SUCH CLEARANCE, AND THAT NONE IS PROPOSED. HE SAID THAT THE THAIS ARE RELYING ON HONGKONG AND ICAO TO APPROACH THE CHINESE.
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FILES MAED
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COPIES TO: MR WRAIN WRIGHT,
C.A.A, AVIATION HOUSE
LORD BRIDES MISS BROWN MR MURRAY MR FRET WISHL
LORD.N.G. LENNOX
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