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12 JUN 1980
FM PEKING 12030OZ JUN 80
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 383 OF 11 JUNE INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG news is (FOR GOVERNOR AND-BCARFE) AND DOT (CAIR).
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YOUR TELNOS.325 AND 3281 HONG KONG PRC AIR SERVICES.
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1. I HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE NO PRODLEM IN GETTING CPA/CAAC SERVICES BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG STARTED ON 21 JUNE,
MY ALLOT 11 REPORTS CAAC AS FILING THEIR SCHEDULE. WE HAVE SOUS-T AN APPOINTMENT TO FILE CPA'S SCHEDULE IN REPLY AND TO SUGGEST
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· THE EARLY EXCHANGE OF PERMITS WE SHALL HAVE IN DUE COURSE TO REPLY TO THE PROCEDURAL POINT IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THEIR MOTE IN MY ALLOT 11.
2. I HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS HOWEVER ABOUT THE LINE PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELNO.320 SUGGESTING WAYS OF SECURING THE DESIGNATION OF CPA ON THE LONDON/HONG KONG ROUTE IN ADDITION TO THE HONG KONG/SHANGHAI REGIONAL SECTOR. WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY ARGUED THAT THE ASA PACKAGE MUST BE ADHERED TO AS A WHOLE. YOUR PROPOSAL IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THAT AND WOULD PLAY INTO CHINESE HANDS EY IN EFFECT OPENING THE AGREEMENT FOR RENEGOTIATION,
3. IF YOU WERE PROPOSING SOME ALTERATION IN THE ASA PACKAGE IN THE CHINESE FAVOUR (EG OVER GATWICK) WE COULD SEEK ALTERA- TIONS TO SUIT OUR NEEDS. BUT THAT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT GAME: AND IF, AS I UNDERSTAND TO BE THE CASE, WE REQUIRE THE CHINESE TO STICK TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE TRUNK ROUTE, WE CANNOT BEFORE THE BA FLIGHTS TO PEKING ARE EVEN SECURED, DEVAND AND ALTERATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE REGIONAL CMU. YOU REFER IN PARAGRAPH 5 TO THE PACKAGE AS IT STANTS, BUT WE CAN HARDLY SC- ARGUE AFTER PROPOSING CHANGES TO OUR DENEFIT.