TNAG-2672-FCO40-3869-Hong-Kong-defence-issues-1993 — Page 95

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UN CLASSIFIED

ANNEX A

CAB021 13/0615 134C9376

FOR CAB

ROUTINE 130244Z MAY 92

FROM PRODROME PEKING TO

MODUK AIR

UNCLASSIFIED

SIC ACA/JDA

FM PEKING

TO ROUTINE MODUK AIR

TELNO U/N

OF 130244Z MAY 92

SIC ACA/JDA

FOR SECCAS )ZA FROM DEFAT.

SUBJECT IS CANTON AS DIVERSION AIRFIELD FOR RAF FLIGHTS. REFERENCE YOUR ACA/JDA 4311362 MARCH.

1. RECEIVED A NOTE DATED 9 MAY 92 FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE PRC AGREEING THAT CANTON MAY BE USED AS A

DIVERSIONARY AIRFIELD.

2.

THE RELEVANT PARA READS AS FOLLOWS:

für e

THE CHINESE RIDE HEREBY AGREE IN PRINCIPLE THAT UK MAY USE CANTON INT AIRPORT AS A DIVERSIONARY AIRFIELD FOR RAF

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TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ON ROUTE TO HK. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE AIRPORTS LIMITED HANDLING CAPACITY THIS CLEARANCE WILL ONLY BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR (WEF 9 MAY 92). SHOULD THE UK WISH TO CONTINUE THE ARRANGEMENT AFTER ONE YEAR IT IS KINDLY REQUESTED TO APPLY ONCE AGAIN VIA DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS.

B.

THE UK (SID) IS REQUESTED. TO INFORM CANTON AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE IN ADVANCE OF ITS FLIGHT SCHEDULES THROUGH CAAC COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND TO CONTACT THE SERVICE TO OBTAIN CLEARANCE FOR EACH REQUESTED LANDING.

MCLAREN

BT

DISTRIBUTION

JDA

CAB

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