TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 8

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عمه

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jon Teken

CYPHER CAT A

FM F C O 080829Z

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TO ROUTINE PEKING TELNO 512 OF 9 SEPTEMBER AND TO HONG KONG.

FROM F E D OUR TELNO 502: AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.

· 1. CORTAZZI HAS ASKED US TO UNDERLINE THAT HIS CONVERSATION ON 4 SEPTEMBER WITH THE CHINESE CHARGE WAS A CASUAL ONE AND ON ITS OWN SHOULD PERHAPS NOT BE GIVEN UNDUE WEIGHT, WE SHOULD NATURALLY BE INTERESTED IN ANY SIMILAR INDICATIONS THAT THE CHINESE MAY BE PREPARED TO THINK ALONG THESE LINES.

OWEN

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FED

MAED

HK & GD

MR CORTAZZI

COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT/

COPIES TO. MR STABLES

CAD

DQT

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