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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG 281038Z MAR 80
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER -461 OF 28 MARCH
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON
PERSONAL FOR CORTAZZI.
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AIR SERVICES : CAA DECISION.
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MANY THANKS FOR THIS HELPFUL TELEGRAM. WE PROPOSE TO PROCEED
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) CPA WILL SUBMIT THEIR FORMAL APPEAL AGAINST THE CAA DECISION
EARLY NEXT WEEK
(B) WITHIN THE STATUTORY TIME LIMIT, HKG WILL COMMENT ON THE
APPEAL
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(C) AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS HKG SUBMITS ITS COMMENTS ON THE APPEAL, WE SHALL PUT THROUGH YOU A FORMAL SUBMISSION TO MR NOTT
ON ASPECTS WHICH WE CAN NOT INCLUDE UNDER (B) BECAUSE THEY DID NOT FORM PART OF THE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE CAA. I IN PARTICULAR THIS SUBMISSION WILL INCLUDE THE POLITICAL ARGUMENTS (BUT SEE PARAS 2-4 BELOW)
(D) I INTEND TO SEND, A TELEGRAM TO REACH YOU FIRST THING TUESDAY MORNING (YOUR TIME)
GIVING YOU SUFFICIENT MATERIAL FOR YOU TO INCLUDE IN THE LETTER FROM LORD CARRINGTON TO MR NOTT (PARA 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM).
2. OF THE ALTERNATIVES IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 2, WHILST WE SHALL ARGUE THE INTRINSIC AVIATION MERITS OF CPA'S CASE ON THE APPEAL PROFER, WE APPRECIATE THAT IF MR NOTT IS TO CONSIDER THE POLITICAL
ARGUMENTS HE CAN ONLY DO SO PURSUANT TO REG 16(14) OF CAA REGULATIONS AND HIS POWERS TO ISSUE A DIRECTION UNDER S4 OF THE ACT.
THE LATTER WILL BE THE MAIN THRUST OF OUR PRESENTATION.
3. WE HAVE DISCUSSED WHAT WE PROPOSE TO DO WITH STEELE (DOT) WHO IS AT PRESENT IN HONG KONG AND HE SEES NO OBJECTIONS TO IT. 4. NEVERTHELESS REG 16(14) COULD BE READ IN THE SENSE THAT REPRESENTATIONS FROM US COULD ONLY BE MADE IF OUR VIEWS ARE SOUGHT BY MR NOTT. WE ARE ADVISED HE WOULD EXPECT US TO PUT FORWARD OUR VIEWS EVEN IF NOT FORMALLY SOUGHT. WE ARE ACTING ON THIS ASSUMPTION. BUT PLEASE CONFIRM, AND IF WE ARE WRONG ENSURE THAT OUR VIEWS ARE REPEAT ARE SOUGHT
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