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FM CANBERRA 232352Z JAN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 55 OF 24 JANUARY
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MY TELNO 54: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES,
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1. ROWLAND TOLD ROGERS IN THE COURSE OF AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT THAT THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE FROM SOME OF THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS FROM PUBLIC OPINION, OVER THE HIGH COST OF TRAVEL WITHIN AUSTRALIA TO THE GATEWAY POINTS FROM WHICH THE VERY LOW FARES TO EUROPE AND US ARE NOW AVAILABLE, THEY ARE THEREFORE CONTEMPLATING THE INTRODUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF SPECIAL QUOTE ADD-ONS UNQUOTE.
2. ROGERS WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR BRIEFING DESKBY 2422002 ON HOW THIS FROBLEM WAS RESOLVED IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE AMERICANS A YEAR AGO.
3. FCO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO RUMBELOW, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.
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