TNAG-0780-FCO40-984-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1978 — Page 96

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TO INMEDIATE CANBERRA TELEGRAM NO 379 OF 28 JULY

1978,

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) PRIORITY WELLINGTON

DELHI SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR JAYARTA BANGKOK

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YOUR TELMO 374: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.

1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF MESSAGE FROM ROGERS, DOT, TO ROWLAND,

IN REPLY TO MESSAGE IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCS.

QUOTE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE OF 27 JULY.

I PLAN TO USE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS NECESSARY FOR BRINGING

MYSELF UP TO DATE BY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DRITISH AIRWAYS TEAM

WHO HAVE BEEN SORTING OUT INTER-AIRLINE PROBLEMS WITH CANTAS, AND WILL BE READY TO START WORK WITH YOU AS EARLY AS YOU

WISH ON MONDAY MORNING. I SHALL BE HAPPY TO FALL IN WITH

YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THE MEETING ON MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE

CONFINED TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THAT THE AIRLINES SHOULD

NOT BE BROUGHT IN UNTIL THE AFTERNOON.

I CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF ISSUING OUR STATEMENT

OF POSITION EITHER DEFORE OR AFTER OUR TALKS.

I WILL, OF COURSE, FALL IN WITH YOUR WISHES REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF A LAKER REPRESENTATIVE THIS WEEK. I AM GLAD TO

POTE THAT, DESPITE YOUR DOURTS, YOU WILL BE READY TO EXPLORE FULLY THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES THAT WOULD ACCRUE FROM

THE ADDITION OF A MODEST CHARTER OPERATION.

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