TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 189

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TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK TELNO 288 OF 9 MARCH

MY 2 IPT'S

CONTACT GROUP ON AVIATION SECURITY

1. FOLLOWING ARE THE CONCLUSIONS WE DREW FROM THE REPLIES TO FCO TELNO 150 TO ALGIERS (MIPT)

(A) COUNTRIES WHERE AN APPROACH BY THOSE MEMBERS OF THE NINE REPRESENTED MIGHT YIELD RESULTS:

ADEN

SYRIA MUST INCLUDE FRANCE. AN APPROACH AT THE SAME TIME BY THE

SAUDIS WOULD GIVE ADDED IMPETUS.

TUNISIA AN APPROACH SHOULD BE LED BY FRANCE. US SUPPORT WOULD

ALSO HELP.

MADAGASCAR

LAOS

MAURITANIA

ABU DHABI

(B) COUNTRIES WHERE AN APPROACH BY THE UK, ACTING IF NECESSARY ALONE, MIGHT YIELD RESULTS:

ETHIOPIA

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PLUS AN APPROACH TO SECRETARY-GENERAL OF OAU

BAHRAIN

VIETNAM

KUWAIT )

UK DEMARCHE ACTUALLY MADE

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