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REMAINS EFFECT OF CHANGES ON THIRD COUNTRIES, ALTHOUGH IT IS T EXPECTED THAT OVERALL EFFECTS WILL BE HARMFUL TO ASEAN COUNTRIES OTHER THAN SINGAPORE AND THEY MAY WELL BE HELPFUL TO INDIA.
DETAILED REPORT FOLLOWS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
5. THE AUSTRALIANS SAID THEY COULD NOT SENSIBLY APPROACH OTHER
COUNTRIES UNTIL THEY WERE SURE OF OUR SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE. WE THEREFORE UNDERTOOK TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS TO MINISTERS URGENTLY. WE MAY WELL NEED FURTHER ADVICE FROM POSTS CONCERNED IN
PREPARATION FOR THIS.
6. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON DRAFT OF PRESS STATEMENT TO BE MADE BY MR NIXON (AUSTRALIAN MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT) PROBABLY ON 26 JUNE. TEXT IN MIFT. GRATEFUL CANBERRA INFORM US OF ISSUE AND ANY CHANGES. WE SHALL NOT MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT HERE BUT WILL REFER INQUIRERS TO MR NIXON'S STATEMENT. GRATEFUL ADDRESSEES IN COUNTRIES LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED TAKE ANY CONVENIENT OPPORTUNITIES TO DRAW ATTENTION TO FINAL PARAGRAPH OF TEXT.
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