TNAG-0868-FCO40-1078-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 242

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DESKBY FCO 111200Z

FM PEKING 11095GZ

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 435 OF 11 MAY 79

Hkk 184/370650.37

RANDYED IN AL

14 MAY 1979

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REGISTAY Action Taken

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) AND DOT

จา MIPT: UK/PRC AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS

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1. AT THE MEETING REFERRED TO IN MIPT THERE WAS ALSO

SOME DISCUSSION OF NUTS AND BOLTS.

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2. CAAC WERE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT VISAS (OUR TELVH

427). WE SAID THAT KEEP AND MILES WERE APPLYING THROUGH

CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE (CTS) IN HONG KONG. WE HAD ASKED

FOR REMAINING VISAS TO BE APPLIED FOR IN LONDON, BUT

IF THIS HAD NOT BEEN DONE, HOPED THEY COULD ALSO BE

ISSUED THROUGH CTS IN HONG KONG.

3. WE MUST OFFER A TITLE FOR THE DELEGATION.

"BRITISH AIR SERVICES DELEGATION'' SUFFICE?

4.

WOULD

CAAC REQUIRE A PROTOCOL ORDER OF THE DELEGATION'S

MEMBERS. SULLIVAN EXPLAINED TUOT ANY SUCH ORDER

WOULD BE HIGHLY INFORMAL, SINCE THE DELEGATION COMPRISED

BOTH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES.

GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE A LIST AT LEAST 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE DELEGATION ARRIVE.

5. THE TEAM WILL BE STAYING AT THE PEKING HOTEL, WHERE

THE TALKS WILL. ALSO TAKE PLACE. CAAC ARE HAVING

DIFFICULTY BOOKING A SUITE FOR ROGERS, BUT WE ARE WORKING

ON THIS, ARGUING THAT THE TEAM WILL BE SOMEWHERE OTHER

THAN A BEDROOM FOR PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS.

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