TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 24

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DESKBY 971278Z

FM PEKING 070848Z MAY 79

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 416 OF 7 MAY 79

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO3 24) 242, 243, 249 AND 25 TELNOS 529, 53; AND 531 TO YOU:

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AND HONG KONG UK/PRC AIR SERVICES

WE HAVE PREPARED AN AMENDED VERSION OF THE TEXT INCORPORATING THE AMENDMENTS IN YOUR TELNO 242 AND CORRECTIONS IN YOUR TELNO 250. CORRECTIONS TO ANNEX ROUTE 2 IN PARA 3 OF TELNO 259 APPEAR TO LEAVE TEXT UNSATISFACTORY, GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT TEXT

AS IN MIFT IS CORRECT

2a WE SHALL NEED YOUR ANSWER TO HONG KONG TELNO 520 BEFORE HANDING OVER THE TEXT. IN THE EVENT WE SUSPECT THE NEED TO DEFINE ''TERRITORY'' AS IN THE AMENDED TEXT WILL NOT ARISE, SINCE THE CHINESE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE INCLUSION OF HK/PRC REGIONAL SERVICES IN A UK/PRC AGREEMENT. WE SEE YOUR DRAFT AMENDMENTS AS A STARTING POINT FROM WHICH YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO RETREAT ON THE FORMAL TREATMENT OF REGIONAL SERVICES, AND DO NOT THEREFORE MAKE TOO MUCH OF THIS POINT. IN LIGHT OF HONG KONG

IT IS THE TELNO 531 HOWEVER YOU MAY WISH TO THINK AGAIN. ANNEX HOWEVER WHICH SPELLS EVERYTHING OUT. ONE POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO HOLD THE ANNEX BACK, FOR TABLING DURING THE TALKS, BUT TELL THE CHINESE WHAT WE ARE AFTER (ALREADY KROV TO THEM FROM DRAPER)

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