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FM PEKING 300330Z MAY 79

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ARVED IN A 2.5my No. 51 3 1 MAY 1979

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REGISTRY Action Take

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 505 OF 30 MAY 79

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

INC

INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA

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DESKBY FCO 37909Z

DESKBY HONG KONG 30053AZ

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139) YOURTELNO 311:

UK/PRC AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS

1. IN VIEW OF TUR ROGERS HAS POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW

THE MEETING THAT HE WAS DUE TO HAVE WITH LU TODAY.

2. HE HAD CONSIDERED WHETHER IN VIEW OF THIS DELAY HE

SHOULD MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO CANBERRA AND BACK WITH THE

RELEVANT MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM IN ORDER TO FIT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HALTON AND COLLEAGUES THIS WEEK (CANBERRA TELNO 2

TO PEKING (COPIED TO DOT) AND OUR TELNO 3 TO CANBERRA IN_MIB)

REPLY). HOWEVER, EVEN IF THE AUSTRALIANS WERE WILLING TO WORK ON SUNDAY AS WELL AS SATURDAY THE EARLIEST NEGOTIATIONS

COULD THEN BE RESUMED HERE WOULD BE TUESDAY 5 JUNE.

THIS WOULD LOSE THE MOMENTUM WHICH HAS NOW BEEN BUILT UP

AND WHICH HE WISHES TO MAINTAIN. HOWEVER, THIS ASSESSMENT

WOULD BE CHANGED IF YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE LIKELY TO ARRIVE

HERE LATER THAN 31 MAY. IT WILL REQUIRE HONG KONG ADVICE

TO YOU TODAY IF THIS TIMING IS TO BE MET.

3. FOR HONG KONG. GRATEFUL YOUR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION

THAT YOU EXPECT TO PROVIDE FCO WITH YOUR CONSIDERED VIEWS

ON TELNOS 499 -AND 530 BEFORE CLOSE OF PLAY TODAY.

4. WE HOPE THAT THE QUESTION IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 670

IS CLARIFIED BY PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 470 AND OUR TELNOS

499 AND 599.

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MURRAY,

KEGAL ADVISERS

MR BUTHER MR CORTAZZI

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