TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 153

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FM PEKING (9733 12 MAR 79

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ROLVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51

12 MAR 1979

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 295 OF 9 MARCH INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG.

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THE ORIGNAL HAS BEEN CLOSED UNTIL

UNDER FOI

MY TELNO.290:

AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT. EXEMPTION NO.27...........

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1. ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER SONG ACCCUPANIED BY A HR LI REPRESENTING CAAC SAW ME THIS MORNING. AFTER REHEARSING THE HISTORY OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS HE NOTED THE GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN SINO/BRITISH RELATIONS AND OUR VISH THAT WE SHOULD RESOLVE THE AIR SERVICES ISSUE BY THE THE OF YOUR VISIT. THE CHINESE

COVERMENT SHARED THIS WISH.

2. HOWEVER, ATY AIR SERVICES ACREEVENT WHICH INVOLVED THE PAGGAGE OF SRITISH PLANES THROUGH ONG ONG MUST INVOLVE THE

UESTION OF TAIWAN ON WHICH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S STAND REMAINED UNALTERED, THE CHINESE HAD STUDIED THEIR ORIGINAL FIVE POINTS OF SEPTEBER 1974 AND OUR DRAFT OF DECEBER '978 R'D ERE READY TO MAKE REVISIONS TO A NUMBER OF THEIR ORIGINAL REQUIRE’ ́ENTS. HE-SUGGESTED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE A PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL STATE ENT AS IN MY INEDIATELY FOLLOING TELEGRAM.

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