TNAG-0862-FCO40-1072-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 155

Miss Wills

I discussed with thiss Stoddart, we agreed that an approach on the lines mggested likely to be unobjectionable, but totally in- effective. The Vietnamese are not likely to be swayed just because we tell them they are being illogical We agreed that we did not want to issue threats at this stage; but we did not see why CPA

bee should not be encouraged to consider whether, they could come up with an acceptable "financial inducement", if this looked a more practicable alternative to transfering the aircraft to Hong Kong registrations.

2. She will consider this point with the DOT. But I agreed to the telegram going off as drafted if nothing comes of her discussion

5.9.311