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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE), PRIORITY WELLINGTON, DELHI, SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, BANGKOK, MANILA, BAHRAIN, WASHINGTON, PARIS, BONN, ROME, THE HAQUE

INFO SAVING VIENNA, BELGRADE, JOHANNESBURG, ATHENS AND OTTAWA.

OUR TELNO 330: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.

MINISTERS HAVE NOW CONSIDERED AN AGREED FCO/DOT SUBMISSION ABOUT

THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS AND HAVE AGREED THE STATEMENT IN MIFT.

PLEASE DELIVER THIS TO ROWLAND, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, UNDER COVER OF THE MESSAGE FROM ROGERS, DOT IN MY SECOND IFT.

2. DOT UNDERSTAND FROM AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION HERE THAT ROWLAND

IS HOLDING HIMSELF AVAILABLE FOR TALKS WITH UK DELEGATION IN

CANBERRA COMMENCING 31 JULY. PLEASE CONFIRM THIS WITH HIM.

3. ROGERS WILL LEAD UK DELEGATION AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STABLES (DOT) AND PROBABLY A CAA REPRESENTATIVE. PLEASE RESERVE 3 SINGLE ROOMS FOR THEM FROM 29 JULY TO 4 AUGUST INCLUSIVE.

4. DEPENDING ON RESPONSE FROM HONG KONG TO OUR SEPARATE TELEGRAM

TO THEM, PLEASE ALSO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION FOR HONG KONG AND CPA REPRESENTATIVES.

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