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UNCLASSIFIED

FM HONG KONG 2807442 OCT 81

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 983 OF 28 OCTOBER

НИК. 184/

COP COPY

N

( ८८

1614

84 обник 18411 1979

YOUR TELNO 908 OF 2 NOVEMBER 1979: FLYING TIGER LINE. FLYING TIGER LINE ARE A SPONSOR OF THE 1981 MACAU GRAND PRIX AND WOULD LIKE TO CARRY CARS, MOTOR-CYCLES AND SPARE PARTS FOR THIS EVEN FROM JAPAN AND SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG AND RETURN. SUCH CARRIAGE WOULD BE IN BREACH OF BERMUDA 2, AND FTL HAVE ASKED LOCALLY IF AN EXEMPTION MAY BE GRANTED.

2. ALTHOUGH THE EQUIPMENT WOULD BE CARRIED AS NON-REVENUE CARGO, ADVANTAGE WOULD BE GAINED BY WAY OF PUBLICITY. NEVERTHELESS NEITHER WE NOR CPA HAVE ANY OBJECTION.

3. ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS APPROVAL OF CARRIAGE AS A SPECIFIC ONE-OFF

OPERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN. GRATEFUL FOR APPROVAL TO ACTION IN A SIMILAR MANNER IN THIS CASE.

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL

HRGO (4)

MAED

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT

ADVANCED

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