TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 5

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 263 OF 10 MAY

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AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)

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YOUR TELNOS 424, 425,

425, AND 4261 UK/PRC AIR SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS

YOU SPOKE WELL IN PARAS 3 AND 5 OF TELMO 424. PLEASE TELL CHINESE THAT UK DELEGATION WILL ARRIVE IN PEKING AS PLANNED ON 17 MAY FOR TALKS BEGINNING ON 13 MAY. ON THE UNDERSTAND ING SET OUT IN PARA 1 OF YOUR TEL NO 426. YOU SHOULD HOWEVER POINT OUT THAT THERE IS AN OVERLAP BETWEEN THE TRUNK AND REGIONAL ROUTES AND THAT ANY AGREEMENTS REGARDING SCHEDULED SERVICES TO AND FROM HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO DE CONCLUDED ON OUR SIDE BY H M G. (THE CHINESE THEMSELVES WILL HAVE NOTICED THAT CAAC PERMITS FOR SERVICE 3 BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANTON ARE ISSUED IN LONDON). IT WOULD THEREFORE SEEM SENSIBLE TO US TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE TEAM 'S VISIT TO HOLD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS OUTSIDE THE TALKS THEMSELVES ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICES BETWEEN OTHER POINTS IN THE PRC AND HONG KONG IN WHICH WE UNDERSTAND THE CHINESE AS WELL AS WE HAVE AN ACTIVE INTEREST

2. (FOR HONG KONG)

SINCE WE HAVE ALREADY GIVEN KEEP AND MILES' NAMES TO THE CHINESE WITHOUT PROVOKING ADVERSE COMMENT WE WOULD SEE SOME ADVANTAGE IN THE IR COMING ON THE TEAM, UNLESS YOU OR HONG KONG SEE OBJECTION.

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