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WIR

HOFO 206/13

00 F C O

HKK184/2

13 MAR 1979

40 2041

INDEX

ADVANCE

RR PEKING ET PASSED BY C.O.D. MAZE

RR HONGAID

GRS 150

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 130941Z MAR 79

TO IMMEDIATE F CO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 366 OF 13 MARCH

INFO PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

DOT TELNO ALLOT 271 UK/CHINA AIR SERVICES.

K

Mr

awf

MR Birch ulf

1. Mite WIS FED WY/NEIES GS CADIPOT

1. THE TOP ISSUED TO CAAC FOR GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG/GUANGZHOU

SCHEDULED SERVICES EXPIRES ON 31 MARCH 1979.

2. IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES, AND TO AVOID POSSIBLE LAST MINUTE CONFUSION ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHTS (WILSON'S LETTER OF 27 FEBRUARY 1979 TO SAMUEL FED),

WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY INDICATION OF APPROVAL BEYOND 31 MARCH, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE KEEN THAT THE FLIGHTS SHOULD BE

ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED.

MACLEHOSE

Spoken fursland of foo- early approval with

be forthcoming

13.3.

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IMMEDIATE