TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 175

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TO PRIORITY WASHINGTON TELNO 1817 OF 21 JULY

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MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A NOTE TO STATE DEPARTMENT IN REPLY TO THE POINTS MADE IN ATWOOD'S LETTER TO SHOVELTON OF 14 APRIL

TELNOS 336 AND 337 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG 546 REFER).

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PROVIDED YOU HAVE NO OBJECTIONS WOULD YOU PLEASE DELIVER IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2. THIS PROBLEM HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEALT WITH BY EXCHANGE OF LETTERS DE TWEEN ATWOOD AND SHOVELTON BUT WE THINK IT NOW MORE APPROPRIATE TO PUT THIS ON A MORE FORMAL BASIS AND USE NORMAL DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS.

3. WE HAVE DELAYED REFLYING TO ATWOOD'S LETTER IN THE HOPE OF INCLUDING A REFERENCE TO CARGO RATES, BUT IN VICK OF THE DIFFERENT AND MORE COMPLEX POSITION ON CARGO RATES (OUR TELNO 423 TO HONG KONG REFERS) WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD ON PASSENGERS FARES SEPARATELY.

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