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FM MANILA 147480Z MAY 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
RESTRICTED
TELEGRAM NUMBER 176 OF 14 MAY
HER184/1
RECEIVED IN REGAIRY NO,
1 MAY 1979
DESK OFFICE"
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AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING, GOVERNOR HONG KONG.
CHINA/PHILIPPINES AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.
HONG KONG TELNO 564 TO FCO.
1. I CONFIRM THAT THE ASA WAS INITIALLED HERE ON 8 MAY. ACCORDING
TO THE MFA, THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE UNTIL IT IS SIGNED, PROBABLY EARLY NEXT MONTH. THEY SAY THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR A SINGLE DIRECT FLIGHT EACH WAY EACH WEEK BETWEEN MANILA AND PEKING BY PAL AND CAAC WITH PROVISION FOR AN INCREASE TO TWO FLIGHTS EACH WAY EACH WEEK. THE AGREEMENT IS RESTRICTED TO THE USE OF NARROW-BODIED JET AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED AS BOEING 7075, 7279, DC8S AND BAC 1-113 ON THE PHILIPPINE SIDE AND TRIDENTS AND ILYUSHINS ON THE CHINESE SIDE. EXTENSIONS BEYOND
MANILA AND PEKING ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR AND WILL BE THE SUBJECT
OF FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS IF AND WHEN THE OCCASION ARISES.
2. DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER INGLES IS REPORTED AS HAVING SAID
THAT CHINA AIRLINES (TAIWAN) OPERATES BETWEEN MANILA AND TAIPEI
ON THE BASIS OF AN AIRLINE TO AIRLINE AGREEMENT AND NOT ON THE
BASIS OF A GOVERNMENT TO COVERNMENT AGREEMENT. HE SAID THE
PHILIPPINES DOES NOT RECOGNISE AS THE NATIONAL FLAG OF CHINA
THE FLAG MARK ON THE AIRCRAFT OF CHINA AIRLINES. HE SAID THAT
THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES WOULD ENSURE THAT NO OVERLAPS OCCUR
BETWEEN THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES OF THE CAAC AND THE CHINA
AIRLINES.
.3. MFA OFFICIALS SAY THAT PAL'S TAIWAN SERVICES WERE NOT MENTIONED
DURING THE TALKS ALTHOUGH PAL'S PRESIDENT, ROMAN CRUZ, PRESUMABLY DEALT WITH THIS SUBJECT WHEN HE VISITED PEKING RECENTLY. AS FAR
AS WE CAN GATHER THERE IS NO OBLIGATION ON PAL TO FORM A
SUBSIDIARY AIRLINE IN ORDER THAT THE TAIWAN SERVICE CAN CONTINUE.
RESTRICTED
4. AS
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