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RELEIVED 773 27CIUN NO. 51
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JUN 1979
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING 959850Z JUNE 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER IMMA 219 OF 5 JUNE 79
OLSK UT
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INFO IMMEDIATE FCO (FOR MAED, HKGD, FED AND MVD)
SHANGHAI HONG KONG AIRCREWS
1.
PA
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CONSULAR DEPARTMENT, MFA, HAVE REQUESTED WE ISSUE MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS VALID FOR ONE YEAR FOR CAAC AIRCREWS " • OPERATING THE INTERNATIONAL ROUTE BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG'' STARTING ON 18 JUNE 1979. A LIST OF 23 NAMES IS IN MIFT (ONLY TO YOU AND MVD).
2. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH KEEP (DCA HONG KONG) WHO DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY REGULAR FLIGHTS HAVING BEEN APPROVED BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG. MFA HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO ERROR IN THE APPLICATION, (WE HAD CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT WAS THE HANGZHOU/NANJING CHARTER FLIGHTS THATE WERE MEANT: WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED APPLICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THESE FLIGHTS WHICH ACCORDING TO A CAAC SPOKESMAN QUOTED BY SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST WILL OPERATE ON SATURDAYS STARTING AT THE END OF THE MONTH).
MEANWHILE
3. ROGERS WILL ASK LU FOR CLARIFICATION LATER TODAY. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROPOSED FLIGHTS.
IMMIGRATION DEPT PLEASE PASS TO WILSON AND JEAFFRESON.
CRADOCK
FILES
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HE & G
TED
MVD
MR BUTLER MR MURRAY
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