TNAG-0779-FCO40-983-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 49

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INFO TEL AVIV, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.

YOUR TELNO.472: CARGO AIRLINES LTD.

NO. 51

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RY Action Teken

1. WE DO NO SEE 6TH FREEDOM OPERATIONS HONG KONG TO U.K VIA

AN INTERMEDIATE POINT AS A THREAT TO OUR INTERESTS AND, INDEED, WE ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO HAVING THE LINKS TO SUCH INTERMEDIATE POINTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT OUR TRADING INTERESTS.

WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR

ACTION TO BE TAKEN AT YOUR END TO PREVENT SUCH OPERATIONS TO/FROM THE U.K WHICH YOU VIEW AS RUNNING COUNTER, TO U.K INTENT.

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2. OUR CONCERN LAY IN THE POLITICAL/SECURITY FIELD BUT, AS WE

SAID IN OUR TELNO.720, WE CONCLUDED THAT THE PROPOSED CARGO

CHARTERS WERE NOT A PPOBLEM IN THESE AREAS,

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3. MAY WE PLEASE KNOW THE PRESENT POSITION.

MACLEHOSE

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MAED.

NENAD. IT KFGB MISS BROWN.

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