TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 20

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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1065 OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1978

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DTI TELNO ALLOT 125: UK/SCANDINAVIA AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS,

KEEP (DDCA) WILL PROBABLY BE IN FRANCE AT THE TIME OF THE TALKS AND, ANYWAY, WE SHOULD BE RELUCTANT TO BREAK INTO HIS LEAVE.

2, WE WOULD PREFER TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE IF THE VISIT COULD BE MADE MORE PRODUCTIVE BY ATTENDANCE AT OTHER AIR SERVICES TALKS. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE THEREFORE FOR THE DISCUSSIONS ENVISAGED WITH THE GULF STATES IN LONDON (YOUR TELNO 646) TO BE ARRANGED TO TAKE PLACE EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE SCANDINAVIAN NEGOTIATIONS ? IN THIS CONNECTION, THE INFORMATION ASKED FOR BY STANDEN IN HIS LETTER

OF 15 AUGUST WAS DISPATCHED BY AIRMAIL ON 4.SEPTEMBER.

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