TNAG-0778-FCO40-982-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 56

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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TEL NO 348 OF 11 MAY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.

FOR POLITICAL ADVISER FROM FED.

YOUR TEL NO 592: NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG

KONG.

1. WE ARE NOT YET IN A POSITION TO GIVE YOU A CONSIDERED RESPONSE AGREED WITHIN WHITEHALL TO YOUR EARLIER TELEGRAMS. WE HOPE TO DO SO

SHORTLY.

2. MEANWHILE EVENTS SEEM TO BE MOVING SATISFACTORILY, SINCE THE EXTRA CARGO FLIGHT REPORTED IN YOUR TEL NO 545 SEEMS TO HAVE. TAKEN

PLACE WITHOUT ADVERSE REPERCUSSIONS.

3. WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD NOT RAISE THE QUESTION DURING YOUR VISIT. BUT IF THE CHINESE DO SO, WE SUGGEST YOU EXPRESS SATISFACTION WITH THE WAY RECENT FLIGHTS WENT, AND SAY THAT THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DO THEIR BEST TO RESPOND SYMPATHETICALLY AND QUICK-

LY TO ANY FURTHER CHINESE REQUEST.

OWEN.

FILES

FED.

MAED.

HK&GD.

MR MURRAY

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