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DESKBY FCO 231409Z
FM PEKING 239938Z JUL 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 661 OF 23 JULY 79
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
FOLLOWING FROM DELEGATION
MY TELNO 659. UK/PRC AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
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1.
THE TETE A TETE ON 23 JULY. WAS A RECORD FOR BREVITY.
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2.
LU ACCEPTED THE FORMULA FOR GATWICK IN PARA 6 OF OUR TELNO
654. PROVIDED YOU CONCUR, THAT PROBLEM HAS THEREFORE NOW BEEN
RESOLVED.
-3. AS REGARDS THE POINT IN MY TELMO 51 TO HONG KONG OF 23
JULY, LU SUGGESTED THAT THE BEST WAY WOULD BE TO DELETE ALL
REFERENCES TO THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT AND TO LEAVE IT TO
BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE LATTER WOULD APPLY.
HOWEVER, WHEN ROGERS POINTED CUT THE DISADVANTAGES OF THIS
LU UNDERTOOK TO RECHECK WITH THE MFA.
4.
THE TWO LEADERS ALSO DEALT WITH SOME OTHER POINTS
CONTAINING AN ELEMENT OF SUBSTANCE WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT
OVER FROM THE DRAFTING SESSION ON 21 JULY.
5. LU REMINDED ROGERS THAT THE CHINESE WERE LOOKING FOR A
DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT. ROGERS REPEATED HIS PREVIOUS
STATEMENT THAT HE WAS NOT, HIMSELF, IN A POSITION TO NEGOTIATE SUCH AN AGREEMENT BUT THAT HE FORESAW NO DIFFICULTY IN DOING
30. HE ADDED THAT WE WOULD LET THE CHINESE HAVE A DRAFT
FAIRLY SOON.
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