TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 83

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IDENTI AL

DESKBY 29120OZ

FM PEKING 281055Z NOV 78

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 79 OF 28 NOV

AND TO FCO

CONFIDENTIAL ENTIAL

FOLLOWING FOR APA FROM SULLIVA

See 679

HKK 184/1

RECEIVED IN RES:STRY NO. 51 2 9 NOV 1978

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TELCOM ORR/SULLIVAN AND OUR TELNO 77: AIR SERVICES

1.

IN THE HOPE OF CLEANING UP THE APPARENT MISUNDERSTANDING, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH CHIANG EN-CHU OF WED WHO INTERPRETED AT MEETING REFERRED TO IN TUR. CHIANG CLAIMED TO HAVE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT HMG WAS PREPARED TO AGREE TO CONTINUED FLIGHTS BY CAAC BETWEEN CANTON AND HONG KONG, REGARDED THESE AS

SCHEDULED SERVICES AND WOULD ISSUE AN OPERATING PERMIT ON THIS BASIS. THIS MESSAGE HAD BEEN PASSED ON TO CAAC.

2.

CHIANG AGREED TO CONTACT CAAC URGENTLY AND REPEAT THE MESSAGE. I ASKED HIM TO CONFIRM TOMORROW MORNING THAT THIS HAD BEEN DONE AND THAT THE ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED BY HMG FOR CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHTS WERE ACCEPTABLE.

WE SHALL KEEP YOU INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.

3.

CRADOCK

FILES

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

COPIES TO:

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FED MAED

HK & GD

LEGAL ADVISERS (MR DARWIN)

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

MISS BROWN

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON

CONFIDENTIAL