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TELNO 413 OF 29 NOVEMBER
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INFO ROUTINE CANBERRA, HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BCARFE), BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND MANILA.
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YOUR TELNO 577 TO CANBERRA: UK/AUSTRALIAN AIR SERVICES
1.1.
AS REPORTED IN JAKARTA TELNO ALLOT 09 OF 27 OCTOBER, THE INDONESIAN RESPONSE TO THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SINCE PERMITTED GARUDA TO NEGOTIATE WITH
QANTAS ABOUT FARES. BUT THE TWO GOVERNMENTS HAVE NOT YET SERIOUSLY DISCUSSED EITHER FREQUENCIES OR ROUTES.
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THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY COMMENT THAT THEY DO NOT EXPECT ANY SERIOUS SUBSTANTIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT ABOUT ANY ASPECT OF THEIR PROPOSALS, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO SET UP A NEW ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS (BECAUSE OF OTHER INDONESIAN COMMITMENTS). THEY SAY THAT, AS THE INDONESIAN RESPONSE IN OCTOBER WAS POSITIVE, PARTICULARLY ON THE FARES ISSUE, IT COULD BE CONSIDERED THAT AN AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE' WAS GIVEN. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE USED THE TERM THEMSELVES, HOWEVER, AND DOUBT WHETHER, IN VIEW OF NORMAL INDONESIAN NEGOTIATING TACTICS, IT HAS A GREAT DEAL OF MEANING.'
3. MR WILSON MAY HAVE MORE UP-TO-DATE COMMENTS FROM RISAKOTTA,
WHOM HE SAW ON 18 NOVEMBER.
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