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TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 668 OF 22 MAY, 1980
TOP COPY
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO BRAY.
H.K. LONDON ROUTE C.A.A. DECISION
1. WE WOULD LIKE TO ALTER THE POLITICAL SUBMISSION YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM MRS. GRIFFITHS AND WHICH WAS CONTAINTED IN OUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 663 WHICH WE SUBSEQUENTLY ASKED TO BE DISREGARDED.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EFFECT THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS
BEFORE SUBMITTING IT TO D.O.T.
A). COVERING LETTER REMAINS UNCHANGED.
B). THE TEST OF THE SUBMISSION SHOULD NOW BE AS IN MI F T. C). ANNEX A SHOULD START WITH A SUMMARY HEADED QUOTE RADIO AND
PRESS REACTION: SUMMARY UNQUOTE. THE TEXT SHOULD BE TAKEN FROM
SUB SECTIONS A AND B UNDER THE PARA HEADED PUBLIC REACTION ON
PAGES 2 TO 5 OF THE SUBMISSION WHICH IS NOW BEING REPLACED.
BUT FROM THE TOP OF PAGE 3 YOU SHOULD DELETE FIRST SENTENCE
WITH ITS REFERENCE TO ANNEX A AND SUBSTITUTE QUOTE THESE ARE
ALL ATTACHED UNQUOTED AND FROM PAGE 5 DELETE LINES 6 AND 7
WHICH ALSO REFER TO ANNEX A.
D). ANNEX E TO THE LONG SUBMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A TO F ON PAGES 8 TO 10 OF THE SUBMISSION NOW BEING REPLACED. THE HEADING FOR THIS REVISED ANNEX E SHOULD BE QUOTE HISTORY OF CPA'S DECISION TO PURCHASE AIRCRAFT WITH ROLLS ROYCE ENGINES UNQUOTE.
MACLEHOSE
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MR MURRAY
MR EVANS
MISS BROWN
[COPIES SENT TO CAIR/DOT]
COPIES TO:
MR GARDINER
LEGAL ADVS.
HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE
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