TNAG-0867-FCO40-1077-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 89

GR 100

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 25010OZ

FM FCO 24164OZ APRIL 79

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

CONFIDENTIAL

TELEGRAM NUMBER 232 OF 24 APRIL

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOV AND BCARFE)

YOUR TELNO 384: AIR SERVICES DISCUSSIONS

HKK184/2

25A

BA

No 228.4 to дњи

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FULL REPORT OF DRAPER'S VISIT

see (6)

AND FOR CONFIRMATION OF DATE FOR ASA TALKS (TO START ON 18 MAY).

PARAGRAPH 3(1) IS ESPECIALLY GOOD NEWS AND APPEARS TO BE COVERED BY CAAC'S NOTAM NO 16 OF 6 APRIL,

2. DRAPER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED AWAY BY ENTHUSIASM, BECAUSE IT WAS OUR CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT HE WOULD MAKE ONLY

A COURTESY VISIT. HE DID NOT HAVE THE BROAD REMIT FROM ROGERS

TO WHICH HE IN FACT WORKED, BUT DEFINED AREAS.

3. WE ONLY HOPE THAT HE HAS NOT MUDDIED THE WATERS FOR THE UK NEGOTIATING TEAM,

OWEN

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COPIES SENT TO CADIDOT]

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MAED

FED

HKJGD

MRCORTAZZI

MR BUTLER'

MR MURRAY MISS BROWN

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