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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.13 OF 5 JANUARY 78,
INFO PRIORITY WELLINGTON.
WELLINGTON TELNO. ALLOT 15: U.K/N.Z AIR SERVICES.
1. FOR OUR PART, WE WOULD HOPE THAT AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE HANDS OF AIRLINES (WHICH HAVE PROVED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY) AND THE MORE FORMAL THE NEW ARRANGEMENTO THE BETTER.
2. REGARDING PARA.2 OF THE TEL UNDER REF, LATHAM WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND CPA NOMINATE MCARTHUR. BOTH PLAN TO ARRIVE ON 14 FEBRUARY. ADDITIONALLY, MILES OF CPA WISHES TO ATTEND BUT CANNOT ARRIVE WELLINGTON UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF 15
FEBRUARY.
3. AS TO THE AUSTRALIAN DISCUSSIONS PLANNED TO COMMENCE ON 27 FEBRUARY (DOT TELNO, ALLOT 18), WE ARE UNCERTAIN WHAT THE TALKS. ARE ABOUT OR, INDEED, IF WE ARE TO BE INVITED TO ATTEND.
FOR ADVICE ON THIS.
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