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THE PROS AND CONS OF A MODEST CHARTER PRESENCE GRAFTED ON TO THE AUSTRALIAN SCHEME WERE DISCUSSED. THE AUSTRAL FANS PRESENTED POWERFUL ARGUMENTS WHY, IN THEIR VIEW, A CHARTER OPERATION OF, SAY, TWO WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT BY EACH SIDE ON A YEAR ROUND BASIS WOULD BE QUITE IMCOMPATIBLE WITH THEIR PROPOSALS. OTHER ALTERNATIVES WERE THEN EXPLORED EG A MORE MODEST KIND OF CHARTER OPERATION, CHARTER OPERATIONS CONFINED TO PEAK PERIODS, OR CHARTERS THAT HAD A SPECIFIED MINIMUM LEVEL OF IT TRAFFIC. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME TO SUBMIT A PAPER IN WHICH THEY EXAMINED ALL THE REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES.
SGUM HONG KONG
REFER TO MY TEL UNDER REFERENCE,
13. AT THE AUSTRALIANS REQUEST IT WAS AGREED TO PRODUCE A CONFIDEN- TIAL MEMORANDUM OF DISCUSSIONS. DOT WILL DESPATCH TEXT TO INFORMATION ADDRESSES OF THIS TLELGRAM.
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