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4. AS RECARDS THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH OF THE FIRST TUR, IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE U.K. POSITION IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THAT OF THAILAND IN RESPECT OF AIR SERVICES TO BOTH CHINA AND TAIWA IT WOULD BE SENSIBLE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE THAIS DEFORE WE REACH A FINAL DECISION ON OUR OWN POSITION. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN YOUR TELNO 307 OF 1978 TO BANGKOK, BUT, SO FAR AS WE ARE AWARE, THE THAIS HAVE MADE NO STATEMENT ABOUT TAIWAN DESPITE THE FACT THAT CAL FLIES REGULARLY

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