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FM JAKARTA 0186457 FEB 79-
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 46 OF 1 FEBRUARY.
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INFO PRIORITY CANBERRA, SINGAPORE, WELLINGTON (FOR ROGERS) AND ROUTINE TO BANGKOK, KUALA LUMPPUR, MANILA, AND HONG KONG (FOR GOVERNOR AND BOARFE).
CANBERRA TELMO 82:
UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.
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THERE HAVE BEEN FAVOURABLE REPORTS IN THE LOCAL PRESS ABOUT
MR PEACOCKS REPLY TO PROFESSOR MOCHTAR, CERTAINLY INSPIRED BY INDONESIAN OFFICIALS. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
REFERS TO THE LETTER AS OAN OLIVE BRANCH'
2. THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY SAY THAT, AS FAR AS THEY CAN SEE, THE INDONESIANS ARE STILL TRAPPED BY THEIR COMMITMENT TO ''ASE AN
GOLIDARITY'', BUT THEY HOPE THAT PEACOCK'S OFFER OF FURTHER
TALKS MAY LEAD TO SOME REASSESSMENT OF THE INDONESIAN POSITION. THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT GARUDA, WHOSE PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR WIWEKO EXERTS MUCH POLITICAL INFLUENCE, ARE AT LAST READY TO MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN, IF NECESSARY TO THE PRESIDENT. (THIS WOULD BBE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ANY EFFORT WHICH THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF
AIR COMMUNICATIONS COULD MAKE,)
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3. OVER THE LAST THREE DAYS, THE AUSTRALIANS HAVE NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH KARDONO AND RISAKOTTA WHICH WILL ENABLE QANTAS
AND GARUDA TO INCREASE CAPACITIES SUBSTANTIALLY, THEY ARE HOPEFUL KARDONO WILL SIGH THIS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND COMMENT THAT THEY-- WILL BE MUCH HAPPPPITEER ABOUT THE INDONESIAN POSITION WHEN HE HAS
TONE SO. FARES WERE TOO DELICATE A SUBJECT TO RAISE AT THIS STAGE, BUT GARUDA HAVE UNOFFICIALLY INDICATED THAT THEY CAN
ACCEPT REDUCTTIONS.
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