TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 33

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FM KUALA LUMPUR 300816Z AUGUST

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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 361 OF 30 AUGUST 1978 REI CANBERRA, HONG KONG," (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE), SINGAPORE, JAKARTA, BANGKOK

CANBERRA TELNO 393

UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES

1. QANTAS REPRESENTATIVE HERE AND HIS CHIEF MANAGER HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH MAS (SAW HUAT LYE) ON 25 AUGUST AND LATTER ACCEPTED THAT

AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS WOULD BE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.

2. SAW HUAT LYE SAID THERE WAS NO (REPEAT NO) POSSIBILITY OF MALAYSIA GANGING UP WITH SINGAPORE AND OTHER ASEAN COUNTRIES TO

OPPOSE THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSALS.

3. MY AUSTRALIAN COLLEAGUE STILL AWAITS INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE PORPOSALS OFFICIALLY TO MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT.

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LEGAL ADVISERS,

MR BUTLER.

MISS BROWN.

MR MURRAY

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