TNAG-0781-FCO40-985-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 94

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CONFENTIAL

FM PEKING 2703002 NOV 78.

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 843 OF 27 NOVEMBER

671

I have discussed with FED).

X-is' for the DOT to decide

with. 1. we agree

ра PA 228/11

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON.

·664

YOUR TEL.NO.740:

AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.(469)

HRK 184/1

MAIN REDSTATNO. 51

2 8 NOV 1978

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

RECHA RY

Action Taken

1. WE HAVE LET THE CHINESE KNOW THAT WE SHALL SHORT! HAVE PROPOSALS TO PUT FORBGARD (OUR TELNO.77 TO HONG KONG). OUR PLAN AT PRESENT IS TO ASK FOR AN APPOINTMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THIS WEEK, BY WHICH TIME WE SHOULD KNOW WHETHER OUR VIEW OF THE NATURE OF THE CONTINUED FLIGHTS TO HONG KONG IS ACCEPTED, OR WHETHER WE SHALL HAVE TO OFFER THE ALTERNATIVE IN PARAGRAPH 3

OF YOUR TELNO.739.

2. WHEN WE SPEAK I UNDERSTAND OUR FIRST AIM IS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE POLITICAL PROBLEM. IF WE GET PAST THIS BARRIER WE THEN WISH TO PERSUADE THE CHINESE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SCOPE FOR FOR RENEGOTIATION OF THE TECHNICAL/COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF THE AGREEMENT. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT WE SHOULD REVEAL OUR HAND ON PRECISELY WHICH ASPECTS OF THE AGREEMENT WE WOULD HOPE TO RENEGOTIATE IF THE CHINESE ENQUIRE. OF THE

Y FOUR POINTS IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 4 I SEE 3 AS THE MOST IMPORTANT.

CRADOCK

PILES

FED

HK & GD

MAED

LEGAL ADVS. (MR. DARWIN) PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR. MURRAM

MR. CORTAZZI MISS BROWN

[COPIES SENT TO

CAD/DOT]

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE 6,GRAFTON ST.W.1.

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