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HONG KONG SHOULD NOTE THAT ICAO REP BANGKOK IS SO INSTRUCTED,

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AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY SHOULD ALSO RESIST ANY SUCH SUGGESTION SHOULD IT COME THEIR WAY.

EMPHASIS SHOULD BE LAID

ON OBTAINING AN ANSWER TO PRESIDENT'S REQUEST (SEE PARA 3) BEFORE ANY QUESTION OF RE-ALIGNMENT IS RAISED.

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ICAO PRESIDENT'S DIRECT REQUEST TO CHINESE REPRESENTATIVE IS THAT (A) THEY RE-ARRANGE THREE OF THEIR DANGER AREAS SO AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH AMBER ONE (THE FOURTH OVER THE PARACELS IS CLEAR OF IT AND AS IT IS POLITICALLY AND JURIDICIALLY THE MOST CONTENTIOUS HE MAKES NO COMMENT ON IT), AND (B) IF THEY CANNOT

DO (A) IMMEDIATELY THEY DEFER IMPLEMENTATION DATE TO ALLOW CONSIDER- ATION OF ALTERNATIVES.

4. I ASSUME PEKING HAS NO OBJECTION TO MY FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH SUPPORT OF THIS ACTION, AS YOU SUGGEST IN YOUR TUR, MY U.S. COLLEAGUE HAS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS ADVISED STATE DEPT., WHO CONSULTED HIM FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS FROM PAN AM, TO LEAVE THE MATTER IN THE HANDS OF ICAO PRESIDENT AND NOT TO MAKE DIRECT U.S. REPRESENTATIONS IN PEKING. U.S. EMBASSY PEKING WILL BE AWARE OF THIS,

I AM ALSO IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH ASST. DIRECTOR GENERAL IATA, WHOSE LINE IS ALSO TO ADVISE THEIR MEMBERS OF ICAO PRESIDENT'S ACTION, AND TO ASK THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS NOT TO MAKE DIRECT REPRESENTATIONS MEANWHILE,

5. I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

GREEN

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