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FM PEKING

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1837

OF 31063OZ OCTOBER 91

AND TO PRIORITY DTP, HONG KONG

By Harkin of To be aware.

(10)

117323

MDLIAN 0799

4(b) is particully compleated!

хле

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FCO TELNO 1270: UK/PRC AIR SERVICES

1.

WE CALLED ON QIAN ZEMIN (CHIEF OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DIVISION) ON 31 OCTOBER AND HANDED HIM THE LETTER FROM MOSS TO

JIANG ZHUPING.

THE CHINESE ARE STILL NOT SURE WHETHER KE DEMING OR LU RUILING WILL LEAD THEIR TEAM, BUT THE REST OF THE TEAM WILL BE:

2.

QIAN ZEMIN

ZHENG YOUYUN

(CHIEF OF INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC DIVISION, CAAC)

RAO XINYU

(INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DIVISION/INTERPRETER)

ZENG LIUFENG

(DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, CNAC, HONG KONG)

TAO QISHENG

(GENERAL MANAGER, AIR CHINA LONDON)

PLUS ONE FROM THEIR EMBASSY (POSSIBLY LIN ZHIYING). THEY HAVE REQUESTED HELP IN EXPEDITING THE VISAS WHEN THEY APPLY.

3. THEY ARE CONTENT TO START AT THE TIME SUGGESTED. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHOM IN THEIR EMBASSY YOU SHOULD CONTACT FOR DETAILED

ARRANGEMENTS.

4. QIAN SAID THE CHINESE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS

(A) THE NORTHERN ROUTEING

(B) THROUGH-RUNNING OF HONG KONG

(C) CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT ON REGIONAL ROUTES TO/FROM HONG KONG.

5. WE HANDED OVER A LIST OF UK AND HONG KONG DELEGATIONS AND THE VENUE FOR THE TALKS. JOKINGLY QIAN SAID THAT THE CHINESE WOULD BE OUTNUMBERED. CAAC LATER RANG BACK TO QUERY THE DELEGATION LIST: THEY POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS DIVIDED INTO UK

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