TNAG-0777-FCO40-981-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 225

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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 184

(MRM 184/531/1).

JES

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR) TELNO 24 OF 10 JAN

INFO OSLO, COPENHAGEN, STOCKHOLM.

YOUR TELNO 22.

UK/SCANDINAVIAN AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS:

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1. SO FAR AS WE ARE AWARE THE DENUNCIATION OF THEIR AIR SERVICES

AGREEMENTS BY THE THREE SCANDINAVIAN GOVERNMENTS AROSE ENTIRELY

FROM THE ISSUES SUMMARISED IN DOT ALLOT 146 OF 3 DECEMBER 1977.

AND HAS NO REPEAT NO CONNEXION WITH YOUR NEGOTIATIONS OVER TEXTILES. IN THE NEGOTIATION OF THE NEW AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS, WE INTEND TO KEEP THESE ISSUES ENTIRELY SEPARATE.

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2. WE SHALL AS ALWAYS INFORM YOU OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH AFFECT YOUR INTERESTS. HOWEVER, THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS IS EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESENT AGREEMENTS WHILE THEY REMAIN IN FORCE AND WE CANNOT YET FORECAST WHEN MATTERS AFFECTING HONG KONG WILL COME UP FOR DISCUSSION.

OWEN

FILES

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

MAED

HKGD

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MR.BURROWS

MR.MURRAY

MR.SUTHERLAND

CONFIDENTIAL

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