TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 70

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GPS 140A

CONFIDENTIAL

ESKBY 30010OZ PEKING AND HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 30010OZ

FM FCO 292255Z NOV 78

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 756 OF 29 NOVEMBER

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

180

YOUR

688

LA HICK 184/10

RECEIVED HI REGISTRY NO. 51

1DEC1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

RESTRY Action Tan

CLE

686

که اول

YOUR TELNO 857 AND HONG KONG TELNO 13721 AIR SERVICES

1. WE AGREE WITH THE PROPOSAL IN PARAS 3 AND 4 OF YOUR TUR.

WE ALSO AGREE WITH THE ISSUE OF THE STATEMENT BY THE CIVIL AVIATION SPOKESMAN IN HONG KONG THAT: ''ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR CAAC FLIGHTS BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG TO CONTINUE' AND ARE HAPPY FOR HONG KONG TO ARRANGE THESE WITHOUT SPECIFYING

PRECISELY THE TERMS UNDER WHICH THEY OPERATE.

WE THUS AVOID THE NEED TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE CHINESE ON HOW THEY VIEW THE FLIGHTS BEFORE THE 1 DECEMBER DEADLINE. THIS SHOULD ENABLE THEM, AFTER A REASONABLE PERIOD, TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THEY MAGREE THAT THE FLIGHTS SHOULD BE VIEWED AS SCHEDULED SERVICES.

PS/LORD GORONHm Roberts

MR MURRAY

CHEN

FILES

FED

HK • GD

MR CORTAZZI

MAED

MISS BROWN

COPIES TO: ML H G. DARWIN,

LEGAL ADV.

CAIR DIVNIDST

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE.

CONFIDENTIAL

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