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FM PEKING 3907002 APR 80
TO PRIORITY FCQ
TELEGRAM NUMBER 271 OF 9 APRIL.
AND TO PRIORITY DOT (FOR CAIR), HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).
UK/PRC AIR SERVICES.
1. THE MFA HAVE SENT US TWO NOTES. THE FIRST NOMINATES CAAC AS THE DESIGNATED AIRLINE UNDER ARTICLE 3(1) OF THE ASA
AND THE CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ON REGIONAL AIR ROUTES. THE SECOND ACKNOWLEDGES OUR DESIGNATION OF CATHAY PACIFIC AS
THE COMPANY TO OPERATE SCHEDULED FLIGHTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND
SHANGHAI. ''TO HELP CONSIDER THE NOTE'' THE MFA HAVE ASKED
FOR EVIDENCE (A) THAT CPA ARE NOT OPERATING'' THE ROUTE BETWEEN LONDON AND HONG KONG, AND (B) ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CPA AND BRITISH AIRWAYS, AND IN PARTICULAR SHAREHOLDINGS
IN EACH OTHER.
2.
THE FIRST POINT IS PUT IN THE PRESENT TENSE, ALTHOUGH CHINESE IS NOT AS PRICISE ON TENSES AS IS ENGLISH, IT WOULD
PROBABLY BE BEST ANSWERED BY A STATEMENT THAT CPA DOES NOT HOLD A LICENCE TO OPERATE LONDON/HONG KONG. WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO
BEST TO ANSWER THE SECOND POINT FACTUALLY IN VIEW OF ARTICLE 2
OF THE REGIONAL ROUTES CMU.
3.
GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
CRADOCK
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