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CONFIDENTIAL

مشهد

لنا

Reference

PAC

13

CODE 18.77

Mr

Мот

Hong Kong / PR China

1.

I attended

2.

in

(1019) to discuss should

be

out services

AKK 184/2

RECEIVED IN REGISY NO. 51 1 1 SEP 1980

DESK OFFICER

meeting at MAGD

PAS

REGISTRY,

whether operational permits AWillo, granted to CAAC for the services between Hong Kong and the three cities, and, second, whether the secretary of State should be asked to broach the matter of Hong Kong/ Shanghai services

with the MFA during visit to Peking.

The

an

WP

his

DOT meeting

Monday (819) before the

##HMA should avoid

been

recept of Hong Kong Telegram No 1139 resulted

agreement that weakening it's bargaining position by granting the full permits before agreement had

the designation of HK Airlines for HK/Shanghai. Also the S. of S. should be asked

make reference to the problem in

reached

to

3.

The DOT view

Peking.

has not changed as they feel

matter for Hong Kong, and

a

this is not purely fear Chinese demands for trunk routes to the UK.

4. FED presented the FCO Permits

concessions on the

view that the 3 cities

would create goodwill in Peking and

also fulfill HMG's undertakings in the CMU.

the s.of.S would

Also

the

matter

bring if the latter's

5.

not wish to have to

up in Peking of Hong Kong latter's proposals have been rejected.

The idea of granting temporary permits to

the 3 cities

decision was consult

was discussed. However no concrete reached. Mr Bright

wished to in the Dot, and Mr Maclaren. wished to consult Su E. Youde before

Mr Steele

discussion.

10 September 1980

Martin Searle

HK+GD

any further