TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 133

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ECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret,

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

RIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

CONFIDENTIAL

DRAFT

Type 1 +

From

To:-

UK PROPOSAL OF 19 MARCH

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

DSR 11

Draft Public Statement

1.

M

"China and the United Kingdom 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 that of Ambassadors. The Aviation Agreement between China and the United Kingdom is an Agreement between the two states, while the airlink between Hong Kong and Taiwan is operated under non-governmental arrangements.

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