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POSSIBLE TO SOLVE ALL QUESTIONS OF TECHNICAL NATURE'' THE AIDE MEMOIRE GOES ON TO SAY THAT AFTER THE CONCERNED PARTIES HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, AND THESE ARE APPROVED BY ICAO, THE TIMING OF THE REACTIVATION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ATS ROUTES WILL BE OFFICIALLY SCHEDULED''.
5. THE MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR WAS ASKED TO REQUEST THE MALAYSIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES TO CONTACT THE VIETNAMESE, AND THE PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR AND THAI CHARGE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS FOR THEIR INFORMATION. ALL AGREED TO REPORT THE PROPOSALS.
6. THIS IS A CLEAR ATTEMPT BY THE VIETNAMESE TO GET BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONG KONG UNDER WAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AS WELL AS BEING A FURTHER EFFORT TO ACHIEVE A RAGIONAL CONSENSUS.
7. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER, AND IF SO HOW, YOU WOULD WISH ME TO RESPOND. THE ANSWER MIGHT BE A SECOND NOTE, REFERRING TO THE FIRST NOTE AND AGAIN POINTING OUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE RAN MEETING FOR SUCH DISCUSSIONS - WITHOUT INDICATING TME WILLING- NESS OR OTHERWISE OF HONG KONG TO BECOME INVOLVED.
e. I AM SENDING BY BAG (NOT TO ALL) A COPY OF THE NOTE AND THE AIDE MEMOIRE. THE MAP (FCO ONLY) MIGHT USEFULLY BE COPIED FOR
INFORMATION ADDRESSEES.
ROBERTS
LIMITED MAED SEAD ARAGD MRADAMS MRDONALD MR URE
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