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(0) TO CIVE THE DENJISTRATION AT SHANGHAI BEFORE PICKING UP

HR ROYLC.

(11) FOR MR ROYLE TO RETURN IN A CHINESE ALRCRAFT TO PEKING. THE

VC18 WOULD PICK HIM UP THERE, HAVING GIVEN ITS DEMONSTRATION

5. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SEEK CHINESE AGREEMENT

URGENTLY TO THE PROPOSAL 11 FIRST SUNTENCE OF PACA 3. IT WOULD OF

COURSE BE IDEAL IF THE CHINESE COULD ALSO AGREE TO CUTTING OUT

THE INWARD STOP AT CANTON, BUT WE TAKE IT FROM PEKING TEL NO OS TO HONG KONG THAT THIS IS UNLIKELY.

A. WE SHOULD ALSO RE GRATEFUL FOR AGREEMENT FROM HONG KONG TO

EXTENSION CF KAITAK OPENING HOURS, IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF FURTHER REDUCING THE STOPOVER PEFERRED TO IN PARA (11) ABOVE? (IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REDUCED FROM 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES)

7. (HONG KONG). PLEASE ENSURE THIS TELEGRAM IS SEEN BY COMMANDER

RAF HONG KONG.

DOUGLAS-HOME

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PS TO MR ROYLE MR WILFORD

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AIR OPERATIONS ROOM MOD MR M J COCKLIN CRE4 DTI MR AR WATTS AIR11 B DTI

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