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FM CANBERRA 120615Z JUL 79
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 434 OF 12 JULY
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE), ROUTINE SINGAPORE BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, JAKARTA, AND WELLINGTON.
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 955 TO YOU: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES
1. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ACTION ON TUR AND ASSUME YOU WILL BE
INSTRUCTING US.
2. IN VIEW OF AUSTRALIAN UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE HONG KONG PACKAGE
FURTHER IN ADVANCE OF MEETING OF ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS AT WOULD
SEEM EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MEET HONG KONG TARGET DATE OF NO LATER
THAN 3 AUGUST (PARA 5 OF TUR).
3. WE HAVE TOLD AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS THAT OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
ASEAN MINISTERS WILL MEET ON 25 JULY (PARA 4 OF KUALA LUMPUR
TELEGRAM NUMBER 244 TO YOU). THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING ON THEIR OWN
NET BUT HAD BEEN EXPECTING MANILA TOWARDS THE END OF JULY. AUSTRALIAIS
UNDERSTAND THAT COMMITTEE OF ASEAN TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICIALS (COTAC) WILL MEET PRIOR TO MINISTERS' MEETING AND THAT
COTAC MEETING SET FOR LAST WEEK IN PENANG WAS POSTPONED AT REQUEST
OF INDONESIA.
DUDGEON
FILE S
MAED SPD
HK & GD
MISS BROWN
MR BUTLER MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY
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