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8. IT WAS AGREED TO LEAVE THIS AFTERNOON FOR REFLECTION BOTH
SIDES. THE TWO LEADERS WILL AGAIN NEET TETE A TETE TOMORR CU
MORNING.
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9. COMMENT. BA CONSIDER THAT WITH A BIT MORE PUSHING AND
SHOVING THE OFFER ON THE TRUNK ROUTE WOULD PROBABLY BE
ACCEPTABLE TO THEM. THE REAL DIFFICULTY NOW APPEARS TO BE
THE CHINESE INSISTENCE ON DRIVING A VERY HARD BARGAIN ON
THE REGION.
10. THE EMBASSY CAN SEE NO POLITICAL REASONS WHY THE CHINGESE
SHOULD DRAW A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE SERVICES BY A BRITISH CARRIER FROM HONG KONG TO PEKING AND SERVICES BY A BRITISH CARRIER FROM
HONG KONG TO SHANGHAL. 1T APPEARS THAT ONCE AGAIN THE CHINESE ARE USING A POLITICAL ARGUMENT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A COMMERCIAL
ADVANTAGE.
11. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS ROGERS THEREFORE PROPOSES TO
CONTINUE BARGAINING WITH LU WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING THE BEST
POSSIBLE DEAL ON THE RESTONAL ROUTES. ANY INFORMATION THAT
HONG KONG CAN PROVIDE ABOUT THE SELATIVE VALUES OF PEKING, SHANGHAI, NANJING, XIAN AND OTHER POINTS "OULD BE EXTREMELY USEFUL IN ASSESSING THE VALUE OF POSSIBLE DEALS
CON REFERNCE IN MY TELNO 469 SHOULD READ MY TELNO 467
CRADOCK
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