TNAG-0862-FCO40-1072-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 134

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INGAPOJE 0903452 JAN 79

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RELAVIO TA VARSTY NO. 51

AND TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA, WELLINGTON, KUALA LUMPUR, "BANGKOK,

TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 9 JANUARY

HONG KONG (FOVERNOR AND BCARFE).

PRIORITY JAKARTA, MANILA.

YOUR TELNO 10 AND MY TELNO CREDA

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IND

NAX OFFICER

سلام

REC TRY

PA

Action Taken

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AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS

1.

CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS RAJARATNAM SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHEN SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE CALLED ON HIM ON

6 JANUARY, BUT HE DID RAISE IT WITH LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS WHEN I TOOK THE MINISTER OF STATE TO SEE HIM YESTERDAY, 8 JANUARY, MAKING THE SAME PITCH AS IN MY TELNO 426. MINISTER OF STATE WILL BE REPORTING THIS CONVERSATION ON HIS RETURN TO LONDON.

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2. I DISCUSSED PROPOSED TIMINGS OF ROGERS' VISIT HERE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AND URGED ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSAL IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, IE THAT ROGERS SHOULD PAY

A COURTESY CALL HERE ON HIS WAY THROUGH TO CANBERRA AND THAT FURTHER TALKS SHOULD THEN BE FITTED INTO THE SUBSEQUENT

PROGRAMME AS APPROPRIATE.

3.

PARAGRAPH 7 OF YOUR TUR. 1 NOTE THAT ROGERS HAS ASKED BCARFE TO ATTEND NEGOTIATIONS IN KUALA LUMPUR. I STRONGLY URGE THAT, AS MY CIVIL AVIATION ADVISER, HE BE PRESENT AT TALKS WITH

SINGAPORE AS WELL,

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PO/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SIR AOUFF

MR CORTA XZ!

MR

BUTLER

MISS BROWN

MR SHAMTON

MR POGERS U/S CAIR/DOT

MR BRYANT

CAIR/DOT

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