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CHARTER TYPE FARES, A CRITICAL LOOK AT LONDON/SINGAPORE AND SINGAPORE/SYDNEY FARES WOULD BE NECESSARY. A FURTHER PROBLEM HAS THE DIFFERENT SEASONA LITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TWO SECTORS AND OF THE TRUNK ROUTE.
3.
ON PARA 9D, HALTON INDICATED THAT THE DEPT OF TRANSPORT COULD BE PERSUADED TO ATTEND A TRIPARTITE DISCUSSION PROVIDED THAT THE DEPT OB TRADE EXPLAINED TO TOAKLEY IN MORE DETAIL WHAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO STOPOVERS AND THE SUM OF SECTOR FARES. THERE WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE GREAT NERVOUSNESS AT ANY SUGGESTION THAT BROADER ISSUES
MIGHT BE DISCUSSED BECAUSE OF THE INEVITABLE DELAYS.
4. FIRST SECRETARY ASKED HALTON ABOUT A PRESS REPORT TODAY INDICATING
THAT MR NIXON HAD GIVEN UP HOPES OF A PRE-CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT.
HALTON COMMENTED THAT MR NIXON WAS NOT PESSIMISTIC, AND WHILE IN
PUBLIC HE MIGHT HAVE HEDGED HIS BETS SLIGHTLY THE MINISTER
AND HIS COLLEAGUES WOULD CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO PRESS THE UK
AS HARD AS POSSIBLE.
5. DEPT OF TRANSPORT HAVE GIVEN US CORRECTIONS TO PARA 6
OF TARIFF IN MY TELNO 650.PER/DRW SHOULDER SHOULD READ A DOLLARS
1,200 AND PEAK A DOLLARS 1,300.
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MR BUTLER
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MIL MURRAY
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MISS BROWN
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