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4. CHINESE ATTITUDE ON THIS AND OTHER POINTS IS NOT ENTIRELY RATIONAL (PARA 1 OF HONG KONG TELNO 858). HOWEVER, LU HAS TOLD ROGERS IN COURSE OF VARIOUS INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS THAT CHINESE ARE AWARE THEY HAVE MADE MISTAKES IN AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AND THEY ARE CLEARLY AFRAID OF MAKING
MISTAKES WITH US.
5. REFERENCE PARA 5 OF TUR, WE HAD HOPED THAT MEETING ON 27 JUNE WOULD BRING ALL OUTSTANDING ISSUES TO THE CRUNCH: BUT ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF CHINESE ATTITUDE MENTIONED IN PARA 4 ABOVE WE CANNOT GET THEM TO MOVE AT OUR NORMAL PACE. ROGERS HAS COMMENTED SEPARATELY TO STEELE ABOUT LENGTH OF THESE
NEGOTIATIONS.
6, WE ARE HOPING FOR FUTHER MEETING OF DRAFTING GROUP BEFORE BRYANT RETURNS TO LONDON ON 1 JULY: BUT NO. NEWS AS YET ABOUT
FOLLOW UP TO MEETING ON 27 JUNE REPORTED IN OUR TELNO
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