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FM F C O 301905Z NOV 78
To YMEDIATE PEKING
CONFIDENTIAL
TELEGRAM NUMBER 760 OF 30 NOVEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNOS 843 AND 859 : AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT
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1. WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD SPEAK TO THE CHINESE ON LINES OF OUR
TELNO 740.
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2. A AND B ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE FOUR REQUIREMENTS IN
PARAGRAPH 4 OF OUR TELNO 740. EQUALLY THEY ARE THE ONES WHICH THE CHINESE WOULD MOST LIKELY FIND HARDEST TO CONCEDE. IF YOU WERE TO MENTION THEM IT MIGHT FRIGHTEN THE CHINESE OFF. D ON THE OTHER HAND
WOULD FOLLOW LOGICALLY FROM THE CHINESE ACCEPTANCE OF SCHEDULED
SERVICES BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG, WHILE C WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE THEM PROBLEMS PROVIDED WE WERE THINKING ONLY OF ADDITIONAL FOINTS IN COUNTRIES WITH WHOM THEY HAVE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
3. THE ABOVE IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. YOU SHOULD NOT GIVE ANY
INDICATION OF THE POINTS WE WOULD WISH TO RAISE. YOU SHOULD
SIMPLY SAY THAT IF THE CHINESE ARE PREPARED TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS
A DOT TEAM IS PREPARED TO COME OUT AT SHORT NOTICE. ALTERNATIVELY
A CHINESE TEAM WOULD BE WELCOME IN LONDON.
4.
THE POINTS RAISED BY HONG KONG IN PARA 2 OF THEIR TELNO 136?
WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER WITH THEM BEFORE ANY NEGOTIATIONS WITH
THE CHINESE TAKE PLACE.
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTs
MR CORTA ZZI
MR MURRAY
MISS BROWN
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HR GOVT
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