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FM FCO 30130OZ JUL 79-
TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 358 OF 30 JULY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (GOVERNMENT AND BCARFE)
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3 1 JUL 1979
MY TELNO 357: HONG KONG /AUSTRALIA FARES UNDER ICAP.
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1. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I RAISED THE QUESTION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW FARES ON THE AUSTRALIAN/HONG KONG ROUTE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WHEN HE CALLED ON 24 JULY. HE SAID HE HAD TOLD THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT THAT, IF THERE WERE FURTHER DELAYS IN RESOLVING THE DIFFICULTIES WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES OVER THE UK/AUSTRALIA ROUTE FARES, MR NIXON HAD COMPLETE FLEXIBILITY
TO GO AHEAD AND IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT ON THE AUSTRALIAN/ HONG KONG ROUTE.
CARRINGTON
FILES MAED HKIGA SPO.
MISS BROWN
COPIES TO
MR T STABLES CAIR DOT.
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