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PP KUALA LUMPUR
HONG KONG
(GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
RR WELLINGTON
GRS 290
CONFIDENTIAL
FM CANBERRA 273800Z JAN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
HKKUTY ADVANCE COPY
No
TELEGRAM NUMBER 72 OF 27 JANUARY
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Hot News 1. Miss Brom,
Mr. Murray, CAD/DOT (3), Duty officer DoT,
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INFO IMMEDIATE SINGAPORE PRIORITY JAKARTA MANILA
KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
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YOUR TELNO 50:
UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES
1. POINTS IN YOUR PARA ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN COVERED IN DRAFTING MR PEACOCK'S REPLY TO DR MOCHTAR, IN WHICH THE AUSTRALIANS READILY TOOK ACCOUNT OF OUR SUGGESTIONS.
2. ALTHOUGH THE DRAFT WAS PUT INTO MR PEACOCK'S HANDS
BEFORE HE LEFT PARIS AND, SO FAR AS WE KNOW, HE IS CONTENT WITH IT, HE DECIDED NOT TO DESPATCH HIS LETTER UNTIL AFTER
HE HAD MET RAJARATNAM DURING HIS TRANSIT THROUGH SINGAPORE
ON HIS WAY HOME TONIGHT. THE VIEW OF AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS
IS THAT THE LETTER SHOULD BE DESPATCHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER
THAT.
THE IMMINENCE OF THE 1 FEBRUARY DEADLINE IS ANOTHER
REASON FOR RAPID ACTION. BOTH ROGERS AND I AGREE WITH THIS VIEW AND IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR PARA 2 (WHICH INDICATES THAT WE CANNOT HOPE TO HAVE YOUR FURTHER REACTIONS BEFORE 31 JANUARY) WE HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO DISSUADE THE AUSTRALIANS FROM GOING
AHEAD.
3.
HOWEVER, AT OUR REQUEST THE AUSTRALIANS HAVE MODIFIED THE TEXT OF THEIR DRAFT BY OMITTING ANY SUGGESTION THAT THE
UK MIGHT BE WILLING TO ATTEND A ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
AS THEY THEMSELVES WOULD SEE ADVANTAGE IN OUR JOINING IN,
THEY HAVE LEFT THIS THOUGHT IN THEIR DRAFT BUT HAVE MADE IT PLAIN THAT OUR ATTENDANCE WOULD DEPEND UPON THE REACTIONS OF BOTH OURSELVES AND THE ASEAN COUNTRIES TO THE IDEA.
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