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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) See.184/5.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 741 OF 18 SEPTEMBER -
YOUR TELNO 1277: HONG KONG/LONDON AIR SERVICES.
1. THE DOT WISH TO BE AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE WITH THE ADVICE ON INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS WHICH THEY GIVE, SO THAT AT LEAST IT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PARTIES TO THE HEARINGS, EVEN IF IN CONFIDENCE, THERE ARE MATTERS, HOWEVER, WHICH ARE CONFIDENTIAL BETWEEN THE UK GOVERNMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS WHICH IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO DISCLOSE TO THE PARTIES. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE HAS POWER UNDER THE RECENTLY AMENDED C A A REGULATION 12 TO CERTIFY TO THE AUTHORITY THAT IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR PARTICULAR INFORMATION TO BE DISCLIOSED, WE HAVE NOT YET DECIDED WHETHER TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE SO TO CERTIFY. IF HE DID AND WE THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE FOR THE AT LA TO BE AWARE OF THE SAME INFORMATION, WE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD AGREE NOT TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PARTIES.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD OBATIN THE AT LA CHAIRMAN'S VIEWS ON
THIS.
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