CRS 150
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FM, FCO 031800Z JAN 79
TO ROUTINE PEKING
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 3 OF 3 JANUARY
INFO TO HONG KONG
Akk 184/2
PA
RECEIVED IN FROY NO. 51
Halia 716
UK/CHINA AIR SERVICES
HKKIRU/1 1975.
760
HOK 184 F778
YOUR TEL NO 888 OF 7 DECEMBER
-
JAN 1979
OFFICER
REGIO ŻY
PA
Action 7
1. NOW THAT SCHEDULED SERVICES BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IN VIEW OF REPORTS THAT PANAM HOPE TO FLY INTO CHINA (WASHINGTON TEL NO ALLOT 288, NOW REPEATED TO YOU), WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESS FORWARD AND CONCLUDE OUR OWN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.
2. GRATEFUL IF MFA COULD THEREFORE BE APPROACHED-AND SOUNDINGS TAKEN OF THE CONSIDERATION THEY HAVE GIVEN TO THE FORMULA YOU PUT TO THEM ON 1 DECEMBER (YOUR TEL NO 867). IT WOULD ALSO ASSIST CUR PLANNING OF AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS IF YOU COULD ELICIT AND
INDICATION OF WHEN THE CHINESE WILL BE READY FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE QUOTE TECHNICAL ISSUES UNQUOTE (PARA 4 OF YOUR TEL NO 867). FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IF THE TALKS ARE TO BE HELD IN PEKING, FEBRUARY WOULD SUIT US BEST.
CWEN
[COPIES PASSED TO CAD/DOT]
FILES
FED
HK & GD
MAED
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR. MURRAY
MR. CORTAZZI MISS BROWN
COPIES TO:
MR. DARWIN
LEGAL ADVISERS
CAIR/DOT
HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE IN
LONDON
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