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exercising 5th freedom beyond Hong Kong to Tokyo as well as Taipei 9. I recommend that we tell the DOT that they may table the proposed paper tomorrow, provided they make it clear that we are prepared to negotiate on it, but that we reserve our position on the extent of further British concessions at this juncture.

RP Flower

31 May 1979

South East Asian Department

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