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4. MOHD NOOR DID NOT THINK THE PROSPECTS OF ASEAN REACHING AN AGREED POSITION WERE AT ALL GOOD. HE COMMENTED THAT WHEREAS
THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS WERE CLEARLY GOING TO DAMAGE SINGAPORE, SO FAR AS HE COULD SEE THE OTHER ASEAN COUNTRIES WOULD CERTAINLY BE NO WORSE OFF. HOWEVER, ASEAN WAS POLITICALLY IMPORTANT
TO MALAYSIA AND THEY COULD NOT SIMPLY IGNORE THE ASEAN DIMENSION TO THIS PROBLEM JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SINGAPORE WHICH WAS THE CHIEF COMPLAINANT. NEVERTHELESS MOHD NOOR ACCEPTED THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY A SOLUTION WOULD ONLY EMERGE THROUGH A SERIES OF BILATERAL DEALS.
5. ON, THE UK-MALAYSIAN TRUNK ROUTE MOHD NORR ASKED WHEN THE
NEXT ROUND OF TALKS MIGHT BE HELD. WILLIAMS SAID THAT THERE SEEMED LITTLE POINT IN THESE TAKING PLACE UNTIL IT WAS CLEAR HOW THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS WOULD AFFECT THE ROUTE.. MOHD NOOR AGREED. HE SEEMED IMPRESSED BY OUR ARGUMENT THAT CUTS IN SIA FREQUENCIES OUGHT TO REMOVE ONE OF THE CHIEF MALAYSIAN GRIEVANCES AGAINST US IE THE ALLEGEDLY HIGH PROPORTION OF THEIR TRAFFIC CURRENTLY CARRIED OVER SINGAPORE. HE THOUGHT THAT THE COMBINATION OF. THIS AND QANTAS COMING OFF THE ROUTE WOULD AMOUNT TO A GOOD CASE FOR MORE MAS FREQUENCIES TO LONDON. HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT MAS WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO CARRY AUSTRALIA-UK TRAFFIC IF THEY WERE ABLE TO OFFER A SUFFICIENTLY COMPETITIVE FARE. HIS PEOPLE WERE EXAMINING THIS CLOSELY. WE DID NOT COMMENT.
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6. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IN DUE COURSE TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS ON THE ABILITY OF THE MIDPOINT CARRIERS EG MAS, TO CONTINUE TO CARRY SIXTH FREEDOM TRAFFIC AUSTRALIA-UK ONCE THE CHEAP FARES REGINE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
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