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0 6 DEC 199
TELNO 3588
OF 130828Z NOVEMBER 91-
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HK USSR
на
AIR SERVICES.
į
:
HONG KONG/USSR AIR SERVICES
1. AN ARTICLE IN THE EXPRESS TODAY REPORTED THAT A DELEGATION OF SOVIET AIR SERVICES OFFICIALS WOULD SHORTLY VISIT HK TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO SOVIET AIRCRAFT FLYING DIRECT TO HK. IT QUOTED CHINESE SOURCES AS SAYING THAT THE CHINESE SIDE HAD RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS ROUTE. IF NECESSARY, THE JLG WOULD DISCUSS THE MATTER AT THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS.
2. COMMENT. POSSIBLE DELIBERATE LEAK FROM THE CHINESE SIDE. ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE STATUS OF THE UK/USSR ASA SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLARIFIED AT JLG XX. IF THE CHINESE ARE TRYING TO RAISE THE ISSUE AGAIN AT THE NEXT JLG, WE SHALL NEED TO DEAL WITH IT AGAIN FIRMLY AND ROBUSTLY.
WILSON
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MAIN
43
AIR SERVICES
LIMITED
AMD
LEGAL ADVISERS
SOVIET D
HKD
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
ADDITIONAL
8
IAD RM S608 DEPT TRANSPORT
INT AVIATION & TOURISM DIV CAA
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
51
PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
MR APPLEYARD
SIR J COLES
MR SLATER
MR TAIT
MR BURNS
MR RAMSAY PUSD (E203)
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