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IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH THE PRINCIPLE THAT
NEGOTIATION OF ASAS IN TOTO SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY
AERONAUTICAL AUTHORITIES UNDER APPROPRIATE AUTHORISATION.
PARTICULAR THIS WILL AVOID SETTING AN UNDESIRABLE PRECEDENT
FOR THE PEKING/HONG KONG SAR RELATIONSHIP IN THIS FIELD POST 1997. IN ADDITION TO THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE, PRIORITY TRACK THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD NOT SEEK TO OPEN UP A SEPARATE LINE OF ASA NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MFA NOTWITHSTANDING THE POINTS IN
PARA 2 OF TUR.
4. NOW WE KNOW YOU ARE MEETING WIRYONO ON 26 JULY WE AGREE
THAT CANCELLING MIGHT SEND THE WRONG SIGNAL. YOU HAVE ALREADY EMBARKED ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DFA ON THE DTA, AND IT IS ENTIRELY REASONABLE YOU SHOULD CONTINUE THESE. BUT BEARING IN
MIND OUR INSTRUCTIONS YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRAWN INTO DISCUSSION
OF THE ASA, EXCEPT TO NOTE THAT GOOD PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND THAT THE SOLE OUTSTANDING ISSUE IS TERRITORIAL DEFINITION, WHICH YOU UNDERSTAND IS BEING CONSIDERED WITHIN THE INDONESIAN
GOVERNMENT MACHINE WITH A VIEW TO REACHING AGREEMENT ON THIS
IN HONG KONG IN SEPTEMBER.
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