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LASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG 270802Z MAR 79.
TO IMMEDIATE F CO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 419 OF 27 MARCH
INFO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
INFO ROUTINE JAKARTA, SINGAPORE.
HECK 184/1
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2 8 MAR 1979
229.31
JAKARTA TELNO 101 TO FCO: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.
1. THE LEVEL OF APEX AND WHOLESALE (GROUP) FARES WOULD APPEAR TO BE SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN THE INDICATIVE FARE LEVELS PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED BY AUSTRALIA TO ASEAN AIRLINES. WE WILL BE
INTERESTED TO LEARN FULL DETAILS WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. IN THE LIGHT OF WHATEVER FARES ARE EVENTUALLY AGREED, WE SHALL NEED TO CONSIDER REVISION OF THE HONG KONG FARES PACKAGE.
2. MEANWHILE, AN ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT, DATE-LINED SYDNEY 26 MARCH, STATED QUOTE NEW AIR FARES BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND HONG KONG
OFFERING SAVINGS OF ABOUT 30 PERCENT - WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON, THE AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER, MR PETER NIXON, SAID TODAY
UNQUOTE. NEW FARES ARE GIVEN IN THE REPORT FOR FIRST CLASS,
ECONOMY AND GROUP LEVELS.
3. THIS REPORT IS BOUND TO TRIGGER OFF PRESS QUERIES HERE, PRESUMABLY, THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN CANBERRA AT THE JANUARY TALKS
TO REFRAIN FROM PUBLISHING THE FIGURES (CANBERRA TELNO 76 OF 27
JANUARY) IS NO LONGER BINDING.. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD URGENTLY
CONFIRM THAT THIS IS CORRECT.
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