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TO PRIORITY CANBERRA TELNO 450 OF 25 SEPTEMBER

INFO SINGAPORE JAKARTA BANGKOK KUALA LUMPUR .HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE).

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 419: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES

IS MR NIXON STILL PLANNING TO MAKE A POLICY STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK ON THEIR FARE PROPOSALS (PARA. 2

OF T.U.R.)? IF SO PLEASE REMIND THE AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES THAT OUR OWN POSITION REMAINS AS IN THE STATEMENT APPROVED BY UK MINISTERS INCORPORATED IN THE CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM OF DISCUSSIONS SIGNED ON 5 AUGUST.

2. IF MR NIXON HAS DECIDED TO DELAY A STATEMENT, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD DISCOVER WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS WHICH HAVE EMERGED SINCE THE LAST ROUND OF TALKS IN EARLY AUGUST. THE AUSTRALIANS THEN TOOK THE LINE THAT THIS WAS A MATTER OF GREAT URGENCY FOR THEM.

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