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FM PEKING 300330Z MAY 79
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ARVED IN A 2.5my No. 51 3 1 MAY 1979
PA
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REGISTRY Action Take
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 505 OF 30 MAY 79
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INC
INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
по
DESKBY FCO 37909Z
DESKBY HONG KONG 30053AZ
іза
139) YOURTELNO 311:
UK/PRC AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
1. IN VIEW OF TUR ROGERS HAS POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW
THE MEETING THAT HE WAS DUE TO HAVE WITH LU TODAY.
2. HE HAD CONSIDERED WHETHER IN VIEW OF THIS DELAY HE
SHOULD MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO CANBERRA AND BACK WITH THE
RELEVANT MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM IN ORDER TO FIT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HALTON AND COLLEAGUES THIS WEEK (CANBERRA TELNO 2
TO PEKING (COPIED TO DOT) AND OUR TELNO 3 TO CANBERRA IN_MIB)
REPLY). HOWEVER, EVEN IF THE AUSTRALIANS WERE WILLING TO WORK ON SUNDAY AS WELL AS SATURDAY THE EARLIEST NEGOTIATIONS
COULD THEN BE RESUMED HERE WOULD BE TUESDAY 5 JUNE.
THIS WOULD LOSE THE MOMENTUM WHICH HAS NOW BEEN BUILT UP
AND WHICH HE WISHES TO MAINTAIN. HOWEVER, THIS ASSESSMENT
WOULD BE CHANGED IF YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE LIKELY TO ARRIVE
HERE LATER THAN 31 MAY. IT WILL REQUIRE HONG KONG ADVICE
TO YOU TODAY IF THIS TIMING IS TO BE MET.
3. FOR HONG KONG. GRATEFUL YOUR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION
THAT YOU EXPECT TO PROVIDE FCO WITH YOUR CONSIDERED VIEWS
ON TELNOS 499 -AND 530 BEFORE CLOSE OF PLAY TODAY.
4. WE HOPE THAT THE QUESTION IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 670
IS CLARIFIED BY PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 470 AND OUR TELNOS
499 AND 599.
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HISS BROWN
MR
MURRAY,
KEGAL ADVISERS
MR BUTHER MR CORTAZZI
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