TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 189

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IMMEDIATE

GPS 140

CYPHER CAT A

C

JAKARTA 170530Z JUL

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 171000Z

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HKK184!!

JUL 1970

No fort

TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 238 OF 17 JULY 1978.

RFI ROUTINE TO HONG KONG GOVERNOR AND BCARFE, SINGAPORE AND

KUALA LUMPUR.

Lekun

4:08

YOUR TELNO 550 TO HONG KONG:

UK/INDONESIA AIR SERVICES

1. WE AGREE THAT, IF THERE IS A CONTINUING NEED FOR FIFTH

FREEDOM RIGH

C KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA AND JAKARTA/PERTH, THEN

THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE SEEMS TO BE POSTPONEMENT OF THE TALKS. THE INDONESIANS MAY NOT LIKE THIS, BUT THEY ARE WELL ACCUSTOMED TO POSTPONING MEETINGS THEMSELVES IF IT SUITS THEM.

2. WE WOULD, HOWEVER, ADVISE AGAINST GIVING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT

CPA'S FUTURE OPERATING PLANS AS A REASON AND WOULD PREFER TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT PRESSURE OF WORK OR CLASHES OF TIMETABLE. AT THE SAME TIME WE WOULD PREFER TO OFFER SOME SUGGESTION OF THE PERIOD OF POSTPONEMENT, RATHER THAN SIMPLY SAYING "THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME''

3. SUBJECT TO THESE COMMENTS, WE WILL SPEAK TO THE INDONESIANS AS

AND WHEN DIRECTED.

O'BRIEN

FILES

MAED

HK & GD

SEAD

MISS BROWN MR MURRAY

COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT/

CONFIDENTIAL

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