TNAG-0866-FCO40-1076-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 101

GR 350 CONFIDENTIAL

FM JAKARTA 253515Z OCT

CONFIDENTIAL

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 65 OF 25 OCTOBER

HKK184/

WILD IA MEMA

* 3 OCT 1979

INFO IMMEDIATE FCO (PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE DOT FOR STABLES)

See 1467

UK INDONESIAN AIR SERVICES TALKS.

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THE DGCA HAVE JUST CONFIRMED THAT THE TALKS SHOULD BEGIN, AS WE

THE INDONESIANS WOULD PROPOSEED, AT 11 AM ON MONDAY 29 OCTOBER.

HOST A DINNER THAT EVENING AND PROPOSE THAT DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE AFTERWARDS FROM 9PM ONWARDS. TALKS WOULD RESUME THE NEXT MORNING AND THE INDONESIANS HOPE THAT THE MINUTES'' COULD BE SIGNED THAT AFTERNOON. THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO EXPECT ANY NEED TO CONTINUE

AFTER THE 31 OCTOBER HOLIDAY.

2. THE DGCA SAY THAT THEIR SIDE WILL BE LED BY KARNAEN DURING THE DAYTIME SESSIONS. SUGIRI HAS LEFT ON A PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA, AND RISAKOTTA IS APPARENTLY ATTENDING A PANCASILA INDOCTRINATION COURSE WHICH WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK. (HE DID NOT, WE ARE TOLD, IN FACT GO TO AUSTRALIA EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THIS REASON). THE EVENING SESSION PROPOSED FOR 29 OCTOBER WOULD GIVE RISAKOTTA THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AT THAT TIME.

3.

KARNAEN SIMPLY

THE INDONESIANS HAVE ASKED IF THIS ''PROGRAMME'' IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. IN OUR VIEW, IT GIVES A VERY POOR INDICATION INDEED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF ANY PROGRESS WHICH WOULD BE MADE NEXT WEEK IF DIFFICULTIES OF WHATEVER NATURE ARE ENCOUNTERED. DOES NOT HAVE THE WEIGHT IN THE INDONESIAN ADMINISTRATION TO OVERCOME SERIOUS OBSTACLES, PARTICULARLY IF THESE ARE RAISED BY GARUDA. IT MAY ALSO BE THAT GARUDA HAVE STILL NOT YET FORMULATED THEIR REQUIREMENTS. BUT THE INDONESIANS HAVE NOT PROPOSED YET ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT, CONCEALING RISAKOTTA'S. ABSENCE FROM US UNTIL THIS LATE STAGE, THEY MAY INDEED HAVE WISHED TO PUT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YET FURTHER POSTPONEMENT ONTO US. (THE DFA TOLD US ON 23 OCTOBER THAT RISAKOTTA WOULD BE THER). NEXT WEEK'S TALKS MAY WELL PROVE UNPRODUCTIVE, BUT WE CONSIDER IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO CANCEL THEM ON THE GROUNDS OF THE LEVEL OF INDONESIAN PARTICIPATION. STABLES MAY WISH HOWEVER, TO RECONSIDER WHETHER A JOURNEY FROM LONDON WOULD BE WORTHWHILE. O'BRIEN

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MISE BLOWAN MR. CONTAZZI

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