TNAG-2854-FCO40-4107-Air-services-agreement-between-Hong-Kong-and-Italy-1993 — Page 3

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TELNO 456

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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING

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ROME TELNO 447: ASA ITALY/HONG KONG

1. THE ITALIAN MFA ARE CLEARLY TRYING TO FORMULATE THEIR POLICY ON TAIWAN AND HAVE ASKED US ABOUT FLIGHTS BETWEEN UK AND TAIPEH. WITH HELP FROM DOT WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT EVA AIRLINES FLIES INTO THE UK THREE TIMES WEEKLY WHILST BA, CALLING ITSELF BRITISH ASIA AIRWAYS, FLIES TWICE WEEKLY FROM UK TO TAIPEH VIA HONG KONG.

2. THE MFA HAVE ALSO ASKED IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY PROGRESS IN TALKS BETWEEN US AND THE CHINESE. WAS THE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER USEFUL? IS THERE ANYTHING WHICH WE CAN PASS ON TO THE ITALIANS?

FAIRWEATHER

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48

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52

.AIR SERVICES

AMD

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD//MR HARRISON W137

FED

HKD

WED

PS

PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD

PS/PUS

MR CROWE

SIR J COLES

MR BONE

MR GREENSTOCK

MR HUM

MR MASEFIELD

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D/TP//IAD RM S608

CAA//INT AVIATION&TOURISM DIV

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