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26 JUL 1978
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 580 OF. 25 JULY
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG (FOR BCARFE)
INFO ROUTINE CANBERRA
YOUR TELNO 911: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES
1. THE ONLY NOTABLE DEFICIENCIES IN THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED
TO YOU BY THE AUSTRALIANS AS AGAINST WHAT WAS SUPPLIED
FOR THE TRUNK ROUTE ARE
(A) IN RESPECT OF PERTH- HONG KONG, THE TOTAL T.O.D. TRAFFIC, (B) FOR BOTH E AND W AUSTRALIA ROUTES, ESTIMATES OF SLIDE-OVER
FROM EXISTING FARES TO NEW FARES.
2. IT WAS IN THE COURSE OF FAIRLY LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN
THE CAA AND THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM HERE THAT CAA FORMED THE
IMPRESSION THAT THE QUALITY AND DEPTH OF THE AUSTRALIAN
ANALYSIS WAS IMPRESSIVE.
3. WE BELIEVE LATHAM SAW IN LONDON THE AUSTRALIAN WORKING PAPER NO.10 ENTITLED QUOTE THE ECONOMIC RATIONALE OF A THIRD/FOURTH
REGIME UNQUOTE, THIS IS A GENERAL PAPER HOWEVER AND DOES
NOT IN ANY WAY ADDRESS ITSELF SPECIFICALLY TO THE REGIONAL ROUTES.
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