TNAG-0964-FCO40-1183-Air-services-between-the-UK-and-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 163

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+1 THINK I OUGHT TO SAY THAT SENTIMENT IS A DELICATE FLOWER. WE ARE A LARGE MARKET FOR BRITISH GOODS. WE HAVE CONSCIOULY

FOSTERED THE SENTIMENT OF BUYING BRITISH. WE BELIEVED IN THE GOOD FAITH OF BRITAIN. THE DECISION OF THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY CASTS SOME DOUBT ON WHETHER BRITAIN SINCERELY PRACTISES WHAT IT PREACHES. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WISER COUNSEL WILL NOW PREVAIL, LEST SENTIMENT WITHERS.+

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