TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 150

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YOUR TELNO 21 OF 13 FEBRUARY TO FCO.

DURING ROGERS' (UNDER-SECRETARY DO T) RECENT DISCUSSIONS. HERE WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IT WAS AGREED TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE FURTHER

PROGRESS WITH PNG AUTHORITIES ON CPA'S REQUIREMENT FOR HKG/POM/ AKL ROUTE IN ADVANCE OF SECOND ROUND OF UK/NEW ZEALAND TALKS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN LONDON (POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS 15 MAY). BCARFE WAS ACCORDINGLY INSTRUCTED AGAIN TO VISIT PORT MORESBY.

2. IN LIGHT OF MY CURRENT SCHEDULE OF VISITS, BEST TIME FOR ME TO COME TO PORT MORESBY WOULD BE PERIOD 1/3 MAY, ARRIVING ON PX10 AT 0750 ON 1 MAY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THESE DATES CONVENIENT FOR YOU AND PNG AUTHORITIES.

3. YOU WILL RECALL THAT IN DECEMBER BROWN INDICATED THAT FURTHER TALKS COULD TAKE PLACE IN APRIL AND, THOUGH WE UNDERSTAND PNG'S POSITION MAY BE AFFECTED BY ANG'S FAILURE TO GET SECOND B707, WE STILL HOPE SOME ARRANGEMENT MAY BE NEGOTIATED TO PERMIT CPA'S

AUCKLAND OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER 1978. I WOULD ALSO HOPE TO US OPPORTUNITY TO SMOOTH DOWN FEATHERS RUFFLED (YOUR TELNO 27 OF 24 FEBRUARY TO FCO REFERS) BY PRESS REPORT WHICH MISREPRESENTED

BLUCK'S STATEMENT IN HONG KONG OF CPA'S PLANS.

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