TNAG-2313-FCO40-3357-Air-services-between-Hong-Kong-and-Austria-1991 — Page 19

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MDHOAN 8118

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1407

OF 3117OOZ JULY 91

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TOP COPY 2 DAT ?

INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP JLG HONG KONG, VIENNA, PEKING

YOUR TELNO 2413: NEW HONG KONG ASAS: AUSTRIA

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1. THANK YOU FOR SENDING US THE DRAFTS REFERRED TO IN TUR. WE HAVE A FEW COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS:

- PARA 4 OF SPEAKING NOTE: WE SUGGEST THAT THIS SHOULD READ ''AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND WE WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO AUTHORISE HONG KONG TO NEGOTIATE AN ASA WITH AUSTRIA AS REQUESTED. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS REGARDING THE NEGOTIATION OF A HONG KONG/AUSTRIA ASA''. UNLESS YOU SEE GOOD REASON TO DRAFT THIS OTHERWISE WE WOULD PREFER TO STICK TO THE WORDING USED FOR THE HONG KONG/GULF ASA.

A2: ADD ''NEGOTIATION'' AT THE END OF FINAL SENTENCE.

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Q/A4: ''ROUTE SCHEDULES'

SHOULD MORE CORRECTLY READ

''CMUS

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A4: AFTER 'UK G ADD ''ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG ''TEMPORARY'',

DELETE

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A6: ADD SECOND SENTENCE: ALTHOUGH THE AUSTRIANS REQUESTED TALKS IN AUGUST WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT WE CANNOT MEET THEIR PROPOSAL. THIS MIGHT HELP TO PERSUADE THE CHINESE THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE THEIR CONCERNS SERIOUSLY.

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A8: REPLACE *ROUTE BY ''PATTERN OF OPERATIONS BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND HONG KONG''.

HOGG

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