TNAG-0779-FCO40-983-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 122

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CYPH CAT/A

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HKK 184 HKK184|1

RECOTE

? ↑ JUN 1978

TO ROUTINE COPENHAGEN TELEGRAM NO 172 OF 20 JUNE

INDE

No

AND TO STOCKHOLM, HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) INFO OSLO.

MR OSLO TELEGRAM NO 134 OF 5 JUNE (PARAGRAPH 20):

U.K./SCANDINAVIA AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS.

PROGRAMME OF WORK.

PA

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1. IT HAS PROVED IMPOSSIBLE TO REARRANGE THE DATE FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS. OSLO HAVE THEREFORE BEEN ASKED TO CONFIRM TO THE NORWEGIAN M F A THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT THEIR REQUEST THAT THE TALKS SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN LONDON COMMENCING 7 AUGUST AND TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTINUING INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK, SHOULD THIS PROVE NECESSARY.

2. IF HONG KONG WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS ROUND, WE WILL ARRANGE THE AGENDA SO THAT MATTERS AFFECTING THEIR INTERESTS ARE DISCUSSED ON A DATE WHEN THEIR REPRESENTATIVE (WHO WILL BE IN LONDON AT THAT TIME FOR THE U.K./ INDONESIAN TALKS) WILL BE FREE TO ATTEND.

OWEN

FILES

MAED

WED

HK & GD (6)

MISS BROWN

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