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A, MELBORUNE AND SYDNEY SHOULD BE COMMON-RATED.
8. WE DO NOT AGREE THAT PART-CHARTER FARES SHOULD ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN COMBINATION WITH GROUND PACKAGES.
C. WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF THRIFT FARES, EG IN THE HIGH PERIOD, THE FARES ARE TOO NEAR TO THE LEVEL OF THE NORMAL ECONOMY FARES.
D. THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN FIRST AND ECONOMY FARES IS TOO GREAT
AND OUT OF LINE WITH THE NORMAL RELATIONSHIP OF THESE FARE LEVELS. E. THE PROPOSED FARES ON HONG KONG/EAST AUSTRALIA ROUTE
DO NOT ADDRESS THE PRINCIPAL PROBLEM OF EXTREME SEASONAL, DIRECTIONAL AND DAY OF THE WEEK PEAKS AND TROUGHS WHICH IS
PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF FARES ON THIS ROUTE.
9. LATHAM DID NOT REPEAT NOT SEE AUSTRALIAN WORKING PAPER 10 IN
LONDON (YOUR TELNO 589). HE DID ASK FOR COPIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN PAPERS BUT FAILED TO OBTAIN ANY.
ROBERTS
FILES MAED
UK & GD
SWPD
MR BUTLER MISS BROWN
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HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
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