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CANTON AS HONG KONG DIVERSION AIRFIELD FOR RAF FLIGHTS.
1. TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS AGREED WITH THE CHINESE IN JUNE 91 FOR RAF AIRCRAFT TO USE GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS A PRIMARY DIVERSION AIRFIELD DID NOT CREATE DIFFICULTIES. ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE MIGHT JUST CONCEIVABLY RAISE OBJECTIONS TO MAKING THIS TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT PERMANENT THEIR RECENT TRACK RECORD ON HANDLING HAS BEEN RELATIVELY HELPFUL. SINCE JUNE 91 THEY HAVE RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO SEVERAL SHORT NOTICE DIPLOMATIC
CLEARANCE REQUESTS WITHOUT OBJECTIONS.
2. WE THEREFORE SEE NO DIFFICULTY IN APPROACHING THE CHINESE AND WOULD HOPE THEY COULD AGREE TO A PERMANENT ARRANGEMENT WITHOUT
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