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TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA TELNO 328 OF 26 JUNE
AND TO IMMEDIATE WELLINGTON, HONG KONG (BCARFE AND GOV), DELHI, SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, BANGKOK, BAHRAIN, MANILA INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, PARIS, BONN, ROME, VIENNA, BERNE, THE HAGUE, MADRID, BELGRADE, JOHANNESBURG, ATHENS, KUWAIT
MY TELNO 325 TO CANBERRA OF 24 JUNE: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES TALKS.
1. THE GUIDANCE IN MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IS INTENDED FOR YOUR
OWN BACKGROUND USE. WHILE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO A NUMBER OF
PROBLEMS ARE IN SIGHT, ANY DECISION CANNOT BE REACHED IN ISOLATION FROM THE WIDER ISSUES AFFECTING THIRD PARTIES. YOU SHOULD NOT, THEREFORE, VOLUNTEER ANY COMMENT, BUT IF PRESSED ABOUT THE UK ATTITUDE, YOU SHOULD STRESS THAT, AS INDICATED IN MR NIXON'S STATEMENT, THIS IS ONLY ONE ROUND OF DISCUSSION AND NO DECISION
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