TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 220

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FM BCARFE HONG KONG 1411207

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HKK. 184/1

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RECEIVED 14907Y NO. 51

No

JUL 1973

NICER

Lee K415

RE:

PA

Action Turen

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TO ROUTINE JAKARTA TELNO ALLOT 5 OF 14 JULY 1978

INFO DO T.

FOR STUART FROM WILSON.

AT A PRELIMINARY BRIEFING MEETING HERE ON 10 JULY FOR FORTHCOMING

UK/INDONESIAN CIVIL AVIATION TALKS IN LONDON IN AUGUST, DUNCAN BLUCK (CPA) ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE MEETING WIWEKO (GARUDA) IN

JAKARTA ON 26 JULY.

2. BOTH I AND DCA HONG KONG POINTED OUT THE EMBARRASSMENTS AT

GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL CREATED BY PREVIOUS SUCH AIRLINE MEETINGS. BLUCK EXPLAINED THAT HE NEITHER WISHED (NOR DECENTLY COULD) FAIL TO:

RESPOND TO WIWEKO'S INVITATION: BUT UNDERTOOK TO ENTER INTO NO

COMMITMENTS WHATEVER. BLUCK WILL OF COURSE BE CONTACTING EMBASSY

DIRING HIS VISIT AND A FURTHER BRIEFING MEETING TO CONSIDER OUTCOME OF HIS VISIT WILL BE HELD HERE IN HONG KONG ON ABOUT 2 AUGUST.

3. WOULD YOU PLEASE TIP RISAKOTTA OFF THAT WE HAVE HEARD OF THIS BLUCK/WIWEKO MEETING AND THAT WE HAVE TAKEN LINE THAT. WHILE WE CANNOT OBJECT TO SUCH AIRLINE CONSULTATIONS, WE HAVE TOLD BLUCK NOT TO ENTER INTO ANY COMMITMENT WHATEVER.

ROBERTS

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HKIGD.

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