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4. ALL FOUR AREAS FALL PARTLY WITHIN THE HONG KONG FLIGHT

INFORMATION REGION AND IT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR CHINA, AS A MEMBER OF ICAO, TO HAVE CONSULTED US IN ADVANCE. SHE HAS NOT DONE

SC. NEVERTHELESS, WE WOULD NOT WISH TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF THIS SINCE TO DO SO COULD OPEN UP QUESTIONS OF THE POSSIBLE RE-

DEFINITION OF THE HONG KONG FIR. WE SUGGEST THAT PEKING SIMPLY

EMPHASISE OUR CONCERN TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION AND ADDIT ONAL

COSTS TO AND FROM HONG KONG.

5. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE BANGKOK OFFICE OF ICAO HAVE REFERRED

THE CHINESE NOTAM TO THEIR MONTREAL HEADUARTERS. GRATEFUL TO

KNOW OF ANYTHING WHICH ICAO OR AIRLINES SUCH AS BA MAY ALREADY

HAVE SAID TO THE CHINESE.

6. A CHART SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE DANGER AREAS TO

AMBER 1 WILL GO IN TOMORROW'S BAGS TO PEKING AND F.C.O. (FOR M.A.E.D AND HK AND GD).

MACLEHOSE

FILLS MAGD

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