TNAG-0643-FCO40-791-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1977 — Page 224

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MARY

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 785 OF 13 OCTOBER 1977 AND TO TOKYO

INFO HONG KONG (BCARFE)

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1022.

UK JAPAN AIR SERVICES: OSAKA AIRPORT.

We were not consutted.

but I do nd think

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it is whely to matter

very wich within care

1. WE DO NOT CONSIDER THERE ARE GROUNDS ON WHICH WE CAN MAKE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIONS TO THE JCAB. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE HELPFUL IF TOKYO COULD AT SOME EARLY CONVENIENT OPPORTUNITY PROBE THE JCAB

ON THE SITUATION AND MAKE CLEAR OUR DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE

EXPECTED RAPID EXTENSION FROM DOMESTIC TO INTERNATIONAL WIDE

BODIED SERVICES AT OSAKA HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE.

2. UNLESS CPA HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO JAL TO OBTAIN HMG'S REACTION TO THE JAL REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO STAGE ITS B747F

FREIGHTER SERVICE THROUGH OSAKA WE WOULD PREFER TO AWAIT A

FORMAL REQUEST VIA THE JCAB BEFORE RESPONDING. IF HOWEVER,

CPA CONSIDER THEY OWE A RESPONSE TO JAL WE HAVE NO OBJECTION

TO THEIR CONVEYING THE SENSE OF PARA 3 OF DOT ALLOT 119 TO

HONG KONG

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MR BURROWS MR MURRAY MR POSNETT

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