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HKK 184/1.
-3 !!!! 1978
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FM HONG KONG 050945Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY CANBERRA TELNO.9 OF 5 JULY 78,
INFO F.C.O, HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON.
甬
MY TELNO.805 : U.K/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES TALKS.
1. THE AUSTRALIAN DELEGATION PROMISED TO PROVIDE US WITH PAPERS
ON POLICY AND ECONOMIC RATIONALE IN RESPECT OF THE FAR EAST ROUTE
*".
2. WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PAPERS AND UNTIL WE DO WE CANNOT PROVIDE CONSIDERED VIEWS ON THE IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG OF THE NEW AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS, AS REQUESTED IN FCO TELNO.503 (NOT TO CANBERRA).
3. IF FCO SEES NO OBJECTION, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ASK ROWLAND WHEN
WE MIGHT EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE PAPERS.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
MAED
SWPD
HK & GD
MISS BROWN
[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]
· COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE
IN LONDON
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