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19 MAR 1979

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No

81.2

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24

THE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 387 OF 17 MARCH 1979

TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O.

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.

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YOUR TEL 203 TO PEKING AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT

1. AS POINTED OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELNO 359, WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO USE THE FALL-BACK FORM OF WORDS ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF PEKING TELNO 663 (1978).

2. WE ARE HOWEVER PREPARED TO GO ALONG WITH THE FORMULA AND APPROACH

SUGGESTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 AND 3 OF YOUR TUR, PROVIDING THAT ADEQUATE CONTINGENCY COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR CPA IF THE WHOLE EXERCISE GOES WRONG. WE HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE TELEGRAM

FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE REFERRED TO IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 6.

MACLEHOSE

[SENT BY BAG TO PEKING]

FILES

FED

MAED

HK & GD

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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS

MR. CORTAZZI

MR. BUTLER

MISS BROWN

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