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IMMEDIATE

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FM PEKING 240630Z

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

1972

AINFO

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1118 OF 24 OCTOBER INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR)

FOR FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT.

MY TELNO 1106: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO CHINA.

1. YOU WILL NOTE THAT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED BY WANG TUNG

FOR THE TALKS ON BI-LATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PERMANENT UNDER SECRETARY AND MR CHANG WEN-CHIN WAS CIVIL AVIATION. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FORMALLY PROPOSED INTER-GOVERMENTAL RISKS ON AN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT AND AWAIT THE CHINESE RESPONSE.

2. CHINESE VIEWS ON THE STATUS OF HONG KONG LOOM OVER THESE

NEGOTIATIONS AND THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR GETTING

THE POLITICAL OVERTONES OF THIS QUESTION SETTLED BEFORE THE

CIVIL AVIATION TALKS PROPER BEGIN.

3. I HOPE THEREFORE THAT A FULL BRIEF ON THIS SUBJECT IS BEING

PREPARED. THE LATEST RELEVANT TELEGRAMS ARE YOUR NO. 722 OF

15 SEPTEMBER AND OUR NO 1995 OF 9 OCTOBER.

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NEWS DEPT

PRIVATE SECRETARY P.S. TO MR ROYLE SIR S CRAWFORD P.S./P U S

MR WILFORD

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