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TO ROUTINE DOT TELNO ALLOT 13 OF 16 NOVEMBER SAVING TO AUCKLAND (FOR SMITH, BRITISH AIRWAYS)
INFO HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR)
YOUR TEL ALLOT NO 8 OF 11 NOVEMBER: UK/NZ AIR SERVICES
1. THE NZ MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SUGGEST THAT THE GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT TALKS SHOULD BE HELD IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 13 FEBRUARY. THEIR TEAM WILL BE LED BY EDWARDS, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORT. THEY CONFIRM THAT THEY WOULD PREFER WELLINGTON TO ANY OTHER VENUE.
2. WE WENT OVER THE GROUND COVERED IN PARAS 3 AND 4 OF YOUR
TELEGRAM. THOUGH OUR DISCUSSION WAS FRIENDLY IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT
THEY STILL WISH TO AVOID ANY QUOTE CONCESSIONS UNQUOTE OVER SINGAPORE AND PERTH BUT ARE NOT REALLY SURPRISED AT OUR OWN CONSEQUENT ATTITUDE TO THEIR PROPOSED THIRD SERVICE TO HONG KONG.. HOWEVER WHEN WE REFERRED TO THE POTENTIAL ABSURDITY OF THE POSITION ON THE TRANSFER OF QUOTE THROUGH UNQUOTE B. A. PASSENGERS FROM CONCORDE FLIGHTS AT SINGAPORE TO AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHTS IF THEY
WISHED TO CONTINUE DIRECT TO AUCKLAND THEY UNDERTOOK TO RETHINK THE IMPLICATION OF THIS. ON PERTH THEY STILL LOOK IMMOVEABLE.
NEVERTHELESS AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR DISCUSSIONS THEY REITERATED THAT OUR TWO AIRLINES SHOULD BE ENJOINED TO TRY TO REACH MUTUALLY
ACCEPTABLE SHORT TERM ARRANGEMENTS. QUOTE THE NZ MOT WOULD NOT
STAND IN THE WAY OF ANYTHING ACCEPTABLE TO AIR NEW ZEALAND
UNQUOTE. WE DETECTED IN THESE REMARKS THE SAME BELATED CONCERN TO RETAIN BRITISH GOODWILL AS IS REPORTED IN THE LAST SENTENCE OF
YOUR PARA 6.
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