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FM HONG KONG 118912Z DEC 78
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1417 OF 11 DECEMBER
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 920: AIR SERVICES.
THE LEADING COMMUNIST PAPER, TA KUNG PAO, CARRIED AN ARTICLE
ON 10 DECEMBER SAYING THAT CHARTER SERVICES HAD BEEN CHANGED TO
SCHEDULED SERVICES AS FROM 9 DECEMBER. AFTER GIVING DETAILS OF THE
EXTRA FLIGHTS OVER THE VARIOUS HOLIDAY PERIODS, THE ARTICLE
SAYS THAT: ''FROM 2 FEBRUARY TO 9 MARCH THERE WILL BE TWO FLIGHTS
A DAY.....''.
2. THE ARTICLE QUOTES UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT CAAC ARE PLANNING
TO ARRANGE FOR SMALL ITEMS OF CARGO TO BE CARRIED ON THE SCHEDULED SERVICE TO AND FROM CHINA AND SAYS AL SO THAT, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION'', THEY ARE PREPARING TO ARRANGE FREIGHT CHARTER
FLIGHTS,
3. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARD TODAY CARRIES A BRIEF FRONT PAGE
ARTICLE ON THE SAME SUBJECT. IT QUOTES UNCONFIRMED AVIATION SOURCES AS SAYING THAT AGREEMENT ON A REGULAR SERVICE HAD BEEN
· GRANTED ''FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 13 WEEKS''
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