TNAG-0865-FCO40-1075-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 42

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FM FCO 141737Z SEP 79

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (FOR GOVENOR AND BCARFE)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 733 OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1979

INFO MANILA

17 SEP 1979

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402A

YOUR TELNO 1271: UK/PHILIPPINES AIR SERVICES,

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PARA 2 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. PAL'S ATTITUDE IS DISAPPOINTING. WE HAD ASSUMED THAT THE DRAFT CPA/PAL POOL AGREEMENT SUBMITTED UNDER COVER OF MCARTHUR'S LETTER TO DC4 OF 14 MAY HAD THE SUPPORT OF BOTH AIRLINES, SO PAL HAVE APPARENTLY BACKTRACKED.

2. WE HOPE WE CAN AVOID HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON THE AGENDA OF THE FORTHCOMING TALKS, AND THAT THE AIRLINES CAN SORT IT OUT BEFORE HAND, GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT STEPS CPA HAVE TAKEN OR PROPOSE TO TAKE

TO TRY TO FIND AN EARLY SOLUTION.

3. IF THERE HAS TO BE SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION AT THE TALKS, WE WOULD NEED DETAILED BRIEFING, INCLUDING PAL'S REASONS FOR BACKTRACKING. IN THAT EVENT, IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR YOU TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE TALKS. BUT WE HOPE A SOLUTION CAN BE ACHIEVED IN ADVANCE SO THAT

WE DO NOT HAVE TO TROUBLE YOU.

CARRINGTON

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