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2 4 OCT 1979
HSS
GRS 100
CONFI DENTI AL
FM PARIS 231200Z OCT 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
TEL NO 740 OF 23 OCTOBER 1979
PA.
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, BONN, ROME, WASHINGTON, UKREP ICAO MONTREAL, BANGKOK AND HONGKONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).
YOUR TELNO 633 OF 19 OCTOBER.
CAAC NOTAM 19: AMBER ONE AIRWAY.
1. WE TOOK ACTION YESTERDAY WITH THE QUAÏ D'ORSAY.
2. THE FRENCH HAVE INFORMED US TO DAY THAT THEY HAVE INSTRUCTED THEIR EMBASSY IN PEKING TO SUPPORT A JOINT APPROACH TO THE
CHINESE.
3. SO FAR THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE NO DIRECT REPRESENTATIONS.
BUT AIR FRANCE, WITH SWISSAIR AND LUFTHANSA, HAVE MADE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE CAAC SUGGESTING A SLIGHT MODIFICATION
TO THE ROUTE OF AMBER ONE AIRWAY RATHER THAN ITS CLOSURE. THESE
HAVE BEEN REJECTED BY THE CAAC.
HI BBERT.
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MAED
FED
MISS BROWN
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EID (E)
MR MURRAY
MR FERGUSSON
NAD
SEAD
MR FRETWELL
LORD N G LENNOX
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