GPS 100
IMMEDIATE
CLAIR
FM CANBERRA 260700Z
UNCLASSIFIED
HKK 154/1.
RESSIVE
27 JUN 1978
DESK OFFICER
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 326 OF 26 JUNE AND TO
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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE), DELHI, AUCKLAND (WELLINGTON PLEASE PASS), BAHRAIN, KUWAIT
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INFO WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, PARIS, BONN, ROME, ATHENS, VIENNA, BERNE, THE HAGUE, MADRID, BELGRADE, JOHANNESBURG
YOUR TELNO 326: AUSTRALIA/UK AIR SERVICES TALKS
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1. STATEMENT BY MR NIXON WAS ISSUED AS A PRESS RELEASE AT 050OZ TODAY 26 JUNE. A FEW CHANGES WERE MADE IN TEXT, MOSTLY STYLISTIC. IT OPENS QUOTE TALKS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ON REDUCED AIR FARES ARE TO CONTINUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE UNQUOTE. SECOND PARAGRAPH OF DRAFT WAS SHORTENED BY OMITTING THIRD SENTENCE AND READS, QUOTE THE MEETINGS WERE CONSTRUCTIVE AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT BOTH GOVERNMENTS SHARE THE OBJECTIVE OF REDUCING FARES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE UNQUOTE.
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SIR A.DUFF MR.CORTAZZI MR.BUTLER MISS BROWN MR.WEIR
MR.MURRAY
[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]
COPIES TO:
'MR.ROGERS,
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PLANNING STAFF
PS/MR.JUDD
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/PUS