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Brar Ro. 51
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29 MAR 1979
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FM CANBERRA 280535Z MAR 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 186 OF 28 MARCH 1979
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) ROUTINE SINGAPORE
AND JAKARTA.
HONG KONG TELEGRAM TO YOU NO 419: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.
TUR HAS CROSSED WITH MY TELEGRAM NO 184. ROWLAND HAS ASSURED FIRST SECRETARY (ECONOMIC) THAT NEITHER MR NIXON NOR HIS DEPARTMENT HAD REVEALED FIGURES IN THE HONG KONG PACKAGE. HE VERY MUCH HOPES HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO REFRAIN FROM PUBLISHING FIGURES AS WAS AGREED
HERE IN JANUARY, AS MR NIXON INDICATED DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT EXPECT THAT THE DEFINITIVE ANNOUNCEMENT CAN BE MADE SCON BUT SOME .. DETAILS, PARTICULARLY ON TOUR-BASED FARES, REMAIN TO BE IRONED OUT. ROWLAND SAID THAT AUSTRALIANS HAD NOT GIVEN UP HOPE OF BEING ABLE TO SHIFT THE ASEANS FROM THEIR PROPOSAL TO KEEP FIRST AND ECONOMÝ
FARES AT PRESENT LEVELS ON AUSTRALIA-ASEAN ROUTES. IT SEEMS TO US
THAT THIS MAY TAKE SOME SORTING OUT. ATTEWELL WILL REVERT TO HONG
KONG PACKAGE WHEN HE SEES ROWLAND TOMORROW.
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