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is not of course an Information Officer and has no facilities for 'handouts of extensive reproduction work. I hope that you can agree therefore that it would not be unreasonable for the Hong Kong Government Information Services to give circulation to any statements made from London putting the problem in perspecitve It would obviously be important

HMG'S SUPROT for CPA in to make clear from here that, air services negotiations around the world would remain unaltered. It would be helpful if the Hong Kong Government could express confidence in that position. It may also be necessary for both London and Hong Kong to reiterate that the general relationship between them remains on a firm footing.

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