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FM PEKING 190793Z JUN79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 569 OF 19 JUNE

.INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG.

FOLLOWING FROM DELEGATION

183

YOUR TELNO.368:

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184

*

Hkk 184/2

17.

1.

MY NO. 51

2 1 JUN 1979

RA

REGISTRY Action Taken

U/PRC AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS.

THE

1. AS REPORTED IN PARA 12 OF OUR TELNO.565 WE REQUESTED A PLENARY SESSION ON 16 JUNE. DESPITE OUR RENEWED REQUEST, CHINESE HAVE STILL NOT AGREED A TIME FOR THIS.

2x MEANTIME, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE GIVEN US THEIR DRAFTS OF DOCUMENTS RECORDING THE COMPROMISE REACHED ON OPTION A. ALTHOUGH THE SUB-

STANCE IS MUCH THE SAME, THESE ARE QUITE DIFFERENTLY

STRUCTURED FROM OUR OWN AND THEY RAISE A NUMBER OF SMALLER

PROBLEMS AS WELL AS DRAFTING POINTS.

CRADOCK

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

FILES

MAED

FED

HK & GD

FS

PS/LPS

PS/MR BLAKER PS/MR RIDLEY PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI MISS BROWN MR MURRAY

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