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'I WOULD STRESS, AS I HAVE DONE BEFORE, THAT THOSE AUSTRALIANS WHO ARE CONSIDERING TRAVELLING ABROAD WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS SHOULD NOT DELAY THEIR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS'

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I AM AWARE THAT OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND FOREIGN CARRIERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE. BOTH WE AND THE BRITISH ARE CLEARLY MINDFUL OF THE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF COUNTRIES WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY ANY CHANGED ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA

AND THE UNITED KINGDOM MR NIXON SAID.

' THERE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS WITH THOSE COUNTRIES AS SOON AS

PRACTICABLE.'

UNQUOTE

OWEN

FILES

MAED

SWPD

SEAD

HKGD

NAD

MED

DEF D

PLANNING STAFF

PS

PS/PUS SIR A.DUFF MR.CORTAZZI MR.BUTLER MISS BROWN

MR.WEIR

MR.MURRAY

PS/MR.JUDD

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

[COPIES SENT TO CAD/DOT]

COPIES TO:

MR.ROGERS, C AIR/DOT.

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