TNAG-0782-FCO40-986-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 6

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FM H 401 283250Z DEC 78

TO PRIORITY FCO

John Northover

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 221 OF 28 DECEMBER

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R&R

HMK 184/1

(758)

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY HO. 51

INFO HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) AND VIENTIANE 29 DEC1978

(757)

MY TELNO 217: CPA'LEASED TRISTARS.

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1. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO PUT PRESSURE ON VIETNAMESE BY

SUGGESTING THAT IF THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE US OF AMBER ONE TO

CPA'LEASED TRISTARS, BRITISH AND HONG KONG AUTHORITIES

MIGHT IN TURN CONSIDER WHETHER THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO ALLOW USE

OF HONG KONG AIRPORT TO SOME AIRCRAFT USING AMBER ONE.

2. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS POINT BY JANUARY

WHEN I HOPE TO SEE SENIOR OFFICIAL OR VICE-MINISTER AT MEA,

I COULD IF NECESSARY POSTPONE CALLING AT MFA IF THE SUGGESTION IN PARA 1 NEEDS FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

FCO PASS ALL

MARGETSON

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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SEAD

HK & GD

MR.BUTLER

MISS BROWN

MR. CORTAZZI

MR. STRATTON

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