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7. THE AUSTRALIAN PRESS OF 25 JANUARY CARRIED A STORY THAT LAKER TYPE CHARTERS HAD BEEN REJECTED. WITH ROGERS CONCURRENCE, THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMNT OF TRANSPORT ISSUED A DENIAL, SAYING THAT THE QUESTION HAD BEEN THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED AND WAS TO BE STUDIED FURTHER AND ADDING THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY QUESTION WHICH HAD YET TO BE FINALLY RESOLVED.
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