TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 125

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CURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret,

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

UVACY MARKING

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CONFIDENTIAL

Type 1 +

From

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

DSR 11

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PUBLIC STATEMENT

In Confidence

1.

"The People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have handled

the matter of regular air traffic between the two countries

in accordance with the principles laid down in the 1972

Agreement between them on raising the level of their

diplomatic relations to

relations to that of Ambassadors.

The

Air Services Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an Agreement between the two states, while the airlink between Hong Kong and Taiwan is operated under non-governmental arrangements.

THIS IS A COPY THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN

CLOSED UNTIL

UNDER FOI

EXEMPTION NO.27..4, 4. Rd..