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HKK 1800/1
ADVANCE COPY
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.
23 NOV 1978
HYDEX
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MR BUTLER MISS BROWN MR MURRAY
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a at SEND
Hallured CAO 100ty
FCO
G 218/23
PP FCO
RR KUALA LUMPUR
RR BANGKOK
RR SINGAPORE
RR MANILA
RR JAKARTA
GRS 400
CONFIDENTIAL
FM CANBERRA 230203Z NOV 73
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 583 OF 23 NOVEMBER
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INFO ROUTINE KUALA LUMPUR, BANGKOK, SINGAPORE, MANILA, JAKARTA
WIL YOUR
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 558 OF 17 NOVEMBER: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES 1. I DISCUSSED THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS WITH MR NIXON TODAY. DESPITE PRESS REPORTS OF AN ASEAN PAPER ATTACKING AUSTRALIA'S AVIATION POLICY (COPY BY BAG) HE SEEMED UNCONCERNED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ASEAN GANGING UP AGAINST THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS. HE SAID THAT MALAYSIA, THAILAND AND INDONESIA HAD RECEIVED THESE VERY WELL AND DEFINITIVE REPLIES FROM THE FIRST TWO COUNTRIES WERE EXPECTED SOON. THE PHILIPPINES WERE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ANY TROUBLE. CANTAS HAD SERVED NOTICE ON 11 NOVEMBER TERMINATING THEIR AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, FR NIXON BELIEVES THAT SINGAPORE ACCEPTS THAT IT WILL LOSE SOVE CAPACITY BUT THAT THE TRANSITIONAL FARES REGIME REFERRED TO IN
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