TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 113

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG AND PRIORITY WELLINGTON.

DELHI, SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, BANGKOK,

MANILA, BAHRAIN, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, PARIS, BONN.

ROME, THE HAGUE. INFO SAVING VIENNA, BELGRADE, JOHANNESBURG, ATHENS.

UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES

MIPT. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATEMENT APPROVED

BY MINISTERS TO BE DELIVERED TO ROWLAND,

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.

BEGINS

1 THE UK GOVERNMENT SHARE THE AUSTRALIAN

GOVERNMENT'S DESIRE FOR CHEAPER AIR FARES BETWEEN

AUSTRALIA AND THE UK. THESE WOULD HELP TO CEMENT

STILL FURTHER THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

TWO COUNTRIES.

2 WE FIND THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS FOR END TO END

SCHEDULED SERVICES, LOW FARES AND HIGH AIRCRAFT

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