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PEO YA REGISTRY NO. 51

2 1 SEP 1979

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1307 OF 19 SEPTEMBER

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FCO TELNO 302 TO OTTAWA: TRANSFER OF AIR SERVICES TO GATWICK.

1. WE HOPE THE DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED IN REFTEL WILL ALSO BE PASSED TO PEKING. CLEARLY THE CHANGED UK POSITION VIS-A-VIS CANADIAN USE OF HEATHROW WILL AFFECT THE CHINESE ATTITUDE TO THE RELATED PROBLEM IN THE UK/CHINA AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT (SEE PEKING TELNO 295 TO YOU), IN WHICH WE HAVE A CONSIDERABLE INTEREST.

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