TNAG-0779-FCO40-983-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 58

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TO PRIORITY OTTAWA TELNO 241 OF 30 JUNE INFO HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).

UK/CANADA AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS.

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1. IT WAS AGREED AT THE FIRST ROUND OF THE ASA REVIEW THAT THE NEXT ROUND SHOULD BE HELD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE REPORT BY THE AIRLINES ON FUTURE TRAFFIC AND CAPACITY WAS AVAILABLE.B A TELL US THAT THEIR TALKS WITH AIR CANADA TWO WEEKS AGO WENT WELL AND THAT THEY EXPECT TO RECEIVE THEIR JOINT REPORT SHORTLY, WHEN IT HAS BEEN FINALISED BY AIR CANADA.

2. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE REPORT IS READY IN TIME, WE SHOULD LIKE TO HOLD THE NEXT ROUND IN JULY, WELL BEFORE THE CANADIAN ELECTION: OUR AUTUMN CALENDER IS IN ANY CASE ALREADY CROWDED PLEASE PRESS FOR THIS. IT WILL BE OUR TURN TO COME TO OTTAWA.

3. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION AT THIS STAGE WE MIGHT, IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, BE ABLE TO MANAGE A DATE IN SEPTEMBER. IF THE CANADIANS ARE NOT FREE IN JULY, PLEASE ASK FOR THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE IN SEPTEMBER AND SAY THAT YOU WILL SEEK OUR REACTIONS.

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