TNAG-0643-FCO40-791-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1977 — Page 123

A

GR 75

IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 180925Z

CONFIDENTIAL

Like

31

CONFIDENTIAL

? 2

INDE.C

PA

TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.1168 OF 18 NOVEMBER,

(67)

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.

YOUR TELNO.514 TO PEKING AND PEKING TELNO.646: U.K/CHINA AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.

CHINESE REQUEST THAT NO QUOTE CHIANG CLIQUE UNQUOTE AIRCRAFT MEET WITH CAAC AIRCRAFT ON CARGO APRON IS IN KEEPING WITH PREVIOUS CHINESE REQUESTS FOR HANDLING

CAAC FLIGHTS TO HONG KONG.

2. WE DO NOT THINK, THEREFORE, THAT IT SUGGESTS ANY CHANGE OF CHINESE ATTITUDE, EITHER FOR BETTER OR WORSE.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

FED

HK & GD

MAED

MR CORTAZZI

MR STRATTON MR BURROWS

COPIES TO:

CAIR/1A DOT SHELL MEX

MR GRAHAM SPD DOT ADELPHI

CONFIDENTIAL