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MY TELNO 133
UK/THAI AIR SERVICES
1. FURTHER TALKS HERE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND ROGERS HOPESTO, CLINCH A DEAL ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY 5 OR 6 MARCH.
2. DEPENDING ON YOUR RESPONSE TO APPROACH FROM CHARLES HALTON- REPORTED IN CANBERRA TELNO 152,ROGERS WILL THEN PROCEED TO CANBERRA OR RETURN TO LONDON.
3. CONTINUED PRESENCE OF DELLER (BRİTİSH AİRWAYS) HERE ESSENTIAL SO LONG AS TALKS CONTINUE. ROGERS HOPES DOT CAN ARRANGE FOR 3A/CAA MEETING ON POSSIBLE ABC CHARTERS TO HONGKONG, WHICH DELLER WAS TO HAVE ATTENDED, TO BE POSTPONED, THAT MEETING HAS IN ANY CASE BEEN OVERTAKEN BY DEVELOPMENTS IN HONGKONG, REPORT ON WHICH HAS BEEN DELAYED BY COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES AND NOW
FOLLOWS BY MONDAY'S BAG.
4. CANBERRA, IF FCO AGREES VISIT, ROGERS PLANS TO COME ON HIS OWN, SINCE
(A) HE ASSUMED DISCUSSIONS WOULD RELATE TO POLICY AND TACTICS
RATHER THAN DETAILS OF THE FARES
(B) BRITISH AIRWAYS RESOURCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN STRETCHED
TO THE LIMIT IN SUPPORTING HIS ROUND OF TALKS SO FAR.
HE WILL BE CRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CHECK (A) WITH AUSTRALIANS.
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IF THEY WANT FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE FIGURES AT THIS
STAGE, ROGERS WILL TWIST BA'S ARM TO PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPPORT.
TRIPP
ANNN
IMMEDIATE
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