TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 140

CONF

CONFIDENTIAL

GRPS 70

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 140858Z NOV 78

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 861 OF 14 NOVEMBER

INFO PEKING

AL

HKK 184/1

RELIG

INDEX

ра

643

10. 31

OFFICER

RE

PA

Acti in Taban

No

YOUR TELNO 1307: NON SCHEDULED FLIGHTS CANTON TO HONG KONG

1. WE AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE LINE PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE BUT WE HOPE THAT LATHAM, IN TAKING THE LINE AT 3 (A) WOULD ADD THAT WE EXPECT THE CHINESE AUTHORIT- IES TO RESPOND POSITIVELY TO ANY SIMILAR REQUESTS BY UK CARRIERS TO OPERATE NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND POINTS IN THE PRC.

OWEN

FILES

FED

MAEL

HK &GD

MR CORTAZZI MISS BROWN

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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE

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