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1. A DELEGATION OF BRITISH AIRWAYS AND JARDINE'S REPRESENTATIVES LED BY DRAPER, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR OF BA, VISITED PEKING FROM 19-21 APRIL, AND HAD TALKS WITH CAAC AND CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE (CTS).

? DRAPER CALLED AT THE EMBASSY BEFORE SPEAKING TO THE CHINESE AND EXPLAINED HIS INTENTION TO TRY AND SMOVE OUT CAAC ON THEIR REACTION TO THE MORE IMPORTANT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT (ASA) AS THEY AFFECTED DA. WE MENTIONED THAT WE HAD INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO REVEAL OUR HAND, BUT DRAPER EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD CLEARED HIS LINE OF APPROACH WITH ROGERS.

NO ONE FROM THE EMBASSY WAS PRESENT AT THEIR FORMAL SESSION WITH LI SHUFAN (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CAAC), BUT SULLIVAN ATTENDED A DINNER ON THE EVENING OF 22 APRIL WHERE THE TWO SIDES WENT OVER

THE SAME ROUND.