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TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA TELNO 481 OF 10 OCTOBER
INFO SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, HONG KONG, (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
YOUR TELNO 450: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES
1. AT A MEETING AT DOT YESTERDAY, HALTON (SECRETARY, AUSTRALIAN DEPT. OF TRANSPORT) TOLD PLIATZKY THAT MR NIXON NOW HOPED TO MAKE A FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE NEW AIR SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS ON WEDNESDAY 11 OCTOBER AND THAT INSTRUCTIONS TO AUSTRALIAN POSTS IN THE MID-POINT COUNTRIES CONCERNED WOULD BE DESPATCHED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. HE SAID THE DELAY IN MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT HAD BEEN CAUSED BY THE CABINET'S RECENT PREOCUPATION WITH BUDGET QUESTIONS..
2. ROWLAND SUBSEQUENTLY TELEPHONED TO ROGERS THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED ANNOUNCEMENT ON WHICH ROGERS MADE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS WHICH ROWLAND SEEMED TO ACCEPT.
3. PLEASE TELEGRAPH THE TEXT AS ISSUED AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.
4. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE PASS ON TO ROWLAND AT A CONVIENIANT MOMENT THE GIST OF ROGERS' TALKS WITH THAI OFFICIALS AND AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES REPORTED IN DOT'S ALLOT (SAVING) OF 25 SEPTEMBER.
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