TNAG-0865-FCO40-1075-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 24

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 171 OF 28 SEPTEMBER

INFO HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).

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YOUR TELNO 318: UK/INDONESIA AIR SERVICES.

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1. DOT RECEIVED A LETTER ON 25 SEPTEMBER FROM THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY,

ALSO CONFIRMING ACCEPTANCE OF 22 OCTOBER FOR TALKS,

2. THE REPORT IN PARA 2 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IS DISTURBING. IN SPEAKING TO RISAKOTTA, YOU MAY THEREFORE WISH TO POINT OUT THAT THE C M U OF 27 MARCH STIPULATED 11 SEPTEMBER 79 AS A FIRM DATE FOR

THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS.BEARING IN MIND THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ACCEP- TED ONE POSTPONEMENT AND HAVE NOW RECEIVED CONFIRMATION (AT LEAST FROM THE DFA AND THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY) OF A REVISED DATE WHICH FITS IN WITH OTHER ARRANGEMENTS THEY HAVE MADE, THE DOT ARE VERY. LOATH TO ACCEPT YET ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT.

3. GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU COULD DO WHAT YOU CAN TO PREVAIL UPON RISAKOTTA TO KEEP TO THE DATE OF 22 OCTOBER. NATURALLY, IF HE HAS SOUND REASONS WHICH PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO, IT WOULD BE IMPRUDENT TO PRESS HIM TOO FAR FOR FEAR OF SOURING THE ATMOSPHERE FOR TALKS. BUT WE ARE ANXIOUS THAT YOU SHOULD IMPRESS ON HIM, AS FGRCEFULLY AS YOU FEEL ABLE, THE PROBLEMS FOR US THAT A FURTHER POSTPONEMENT WILL CAUSE.

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