TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 203

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42 THIS SHOULD BE OUR OPENING BID. IF,

IF, AS IS LIKELY, THE CHINESE DEMUR, WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ADD: ''THE EXISTING SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND TAIWAN ARE REGIONAL SERVICES OPERATED UNDER A NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AIR- LINES CONCERNED''

5. IF THIS IS STILL INADEQUATE WE MIGHT AS OUR FINAL BID BE PREPARED TO OFFER: ''IT IS IMPLICIT IN THE STATEMENT BY HMG IN THE JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON THE EXCHANGE OF AMBASSADORS THAT IN HMG'S VIEW CHINA AIRLINES (CAL) IS NOT THE CHINESE NATIONAL AIRLINE AND THAT THE INSIGNIA ON CAL PLANES ARE NOT CHINESE NATIONAL INSIGNIA''.

6. WE SHOULD BOT BE PREPARED IN ANY PUBLIC STATEMENT TO

WE SHOULD BOT BE MENTION ANY OF THE OTHER MEASURES REFERRED TO BY SUNG IN HIS TALKS WITH CORTAZZI, NAMELY THAT WE SHOULD WORK FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE INSIGNIA FROM CAL PLANES OR THE ALTERATION OF CAL'S TITLE ON ITS OFFICES AND ON AIRPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS. THESE COULD, HOWEVER, BE THE SUBJECT OF PRIVATE AND HOLLOW ASSURANCES OF BEST ENDEAVOURS.

7. I WOULD NOT FAVOUR ATTEMPTING TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT EG ON ROUTES AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX 1, UNLESS THE CHINESE THEM→ SELVES RE-OPEN THE ISSUE. OUR BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS IS STICKING TO THE EXISTING TEXT BUT ADDING SOME POLITICAL ICING.

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MR.CORTAZZI MR.MURRAY MISS BROWN

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COPIES TO:

MR. BRYANT, C AIR DIVN.,DOT.

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