TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 192

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TO ROUTINE FCO TEL 177 OF 14-3-78

INFO HONG KONG (FOR GOV AND BCARFE) PEKING.

MY TELNC 162: UK/JAPAN AIR SERVICES:

ECONOMIC COUNSELLOR TOOK PARALLEL ACTION WITH HEAD OF SECOND

WEST EUROPE DIVISION, MFA, ON 13 MARCH. ARAFUNE TOOK

CAREFUL NOTE, BUT MADE NO COMMENT OF SUBSTANCE, EXCEPT

TO ASK WHETHER WE MIGHT TAKE CORRESPONDING ACTION SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE MOVE OF CATHAY TO NARITA WITHOUT JAA. WILLIAMS SAID HE DID NOT THINK WE WOULD THINK THIS NECESSARY PROVIDED WE HAD A FIRM DATE FOR FORMAL TALKS WITHIN THE TIMESCALE ENVISAGED IN PARA 9 OF TUR.

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