TNAG-0862-FCO40-1072-Involvement-of-Hong-Kong-in-air-services-agreements-1979 — Page 4

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INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, JAKARTA, MANILA, HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE) AND ROUTINE WELLINGTON.

MY TELEGRAM 95: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES.

1. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN SIMILARLY TO DALRYMPLE, DFA, WHO, WHILST CONFIRMING THAT DR MOCHTAR'S REPLY SAID THAT IT WAS IMPRACTICABLE FOR AUSTRALIAN/ASEAN TALKS TO BEGIN AS EARLY AS 5 FEBRUARY, MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE REPLY HAD CAST NO DOUBT ON HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEED FOR SUCH TALKS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. AFTER STATING THAT HE HAD CONVEYED MR PEACOCK'S LETTER TO HIS COLLEAGUES DR MOCHTAR ASSURED MR PEACOCK IN HIS MESSAGE THAT THE HOLDING OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE ASEAN COUNTRIES WAS REGARDED AS A MATTER

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