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FM PEKING 950788Z JUN 79

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 32 OF 4 JUNE.

INFO ROUTINE FCO.

FOLLOWING FROM DELEGATION.

DLOK DEPO

WNDEX

NO

YOUR TELNO.694 TO FCO: HONG KONG-CANTON SERVICE.

PA

20

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1. YOUR TELNO 6666 REQUESTED REPLY DESKBY 3106012. CUR

TELNO.530 WAS TRANSMITTED 291135Z.

2. YOU MAY WISH TO REMIND CAAC CANTON THAT CAAC HEADQUARTERS

WERE INFORMED OF THE EXTENSION DURING THE MORNING OF 29 MAY.

За

REAL REASON FOR

REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY SEEMS LIKELY

TO BE UNPROFITABLE NATURE OF SERVICE (WHICH BOTH SHEN TU AND LU

HAVE SEVERAL TIMES STRESSED) RATHER THAN DELAY IN APPROVAL FOR

CONTINUATION OF SERVICES, WHICH BOTH SIDES HAVE TAKEN FOR GRANTED

IN DISCUSSION HERE DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS,

CRADOCK

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MARD

FED

HRGD

MR CORMAZZI MR BUTLER

MR MURRAY

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