TNAG-0869-FCO40-1079-Air-services-between-China--Hong-Kong-and-the-UK-1979 — Page 67

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FM F C O 171715Z AUG 79

TO PRIORITY SINGAPORE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 192 OF 17 AUGUST 1979.

HICK 194/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. DA 20 AUG 1979

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INFO PRIORITY PEKING AND HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).

YOUR TELNO 230: UK/PRC AIR SERVICES.

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1. WE ARE SORRY BUT WE CANNOT DISCLOSE CONTENTS OF THE CONFIDENTIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND OURSELVES (MY TELNO 182). AS YOU 232

WILL APPRECIATE WE ARE STILL AT A DELICATE STAGE WITH THE AIR

SERVICES AGREEMENT YET TO BE SIGNED.

2.

HOWEVER, YOU MAY CONFIRM TO SIM KEE BOON THAT THE QUESTION RAISED BY HIM (PARA 2 OF TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE) WAS ONE OF THE

SUBSIDIARY PRACTICAL ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH THE CHINESE, BUT

UNFORTUNATELY, FOR REASONS WE ARE SURE HE WILL UNDERSTAND, WE

ARE UNABLE TO ELABORATE FURTHER.

CARRINGTON

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TO CADI DOT]

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HKOS D

MR CORTAZZI MR. MURRAY

MISS. BROWN

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