TNAG-0869-FCO40-1079-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 57

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GAS 150

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FM FCO 041755Z SEP 79

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 704 OF 4 SEPT

INFO PEKING

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Hack 184/

NISTRY NO. 51 SEP 1979

TRY

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YOUR TELNO 1198: HONG KONG/PRC AIR SERVICES

1. WE THINK IT PREMATURE TO INDICATE THAT WE WOULD DESIGNATE CPA FOR THE REGIONAL ROUTES, EVEN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISOS IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR, WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF A POSSIBLE JARDINE INTEREST, AS EXPRESSED TO HMA, PEKING AND ROGERS (PEKING TELNO 610 OF 4 JULY), WHILST WE WOULD CERTAINLY NOT WISH TO GIVE ANY IMPRESSION THAT WE WOULD NOT DESIGNATE CPA IN DUE COURSE, IF APPROPRIATE, WE WISH TO AVOID APPEARING TO TAKE SIDES. WE WOULD PREFER THEREFORE THAT CPA'S APPLICATION TO THE ATLA AND ANY APPLICATION WHICH JARDINE MIGHT SUBMIT SHOULD GO THROUGH THE DUE PROCESSES FIRST.

2. THERE IS OF COURSE NO DOUBT THAT WE SHALL BE PREPARED TO DESIGNATE A HONG KONG BASED AIRLINE, LICENSED BY THE ATLA,

ON THE ROUTES IN QUESTION, PROVIDED THAT THE ASA IS IN DUE COURSE SIGNED.

CARRINGTON

FILES

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HK & GD

FED

MISS BROWN

MR MURRAY

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