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TO IMMEDIATE CANBERRA
TELEGRAM NUMBER 365 OF 1 AUGUST
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG (GOVERNOR AND BCARFE)
OUR TELNO 361: U K/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES: FARES
PACKAGE HONG KONG AUSTRALIA.
HOLMES CALLED AGAIN TODAY, HE SAID AUSTRALIAN DOT WERE CONTENT
FOR ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE ON 13 AUGUST IT BEING THEIR
INTENTION TO NOTIFY ASEAN COUNTRIES IN WEEK BEGINNING 6 AUGUST.
HE EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE OF LONG-STANDING UNDERTAKING TO AUSTRALIAN
TRAVEL TRADE THAT AT LEAST 14 DAYS NOTICE BE GIVEN OF ANY FARE
CHANGES, THIS WOULD MEAN THAT EARLIEST DATE FOR INTRODUCTION OF
NEW PACKAGE EX-AUSTRALIA WILL BE 27 AUGUST, ROBERTS RELUCTANTLY
ACCEPTED THIS.
2. HOLMES SOUGHT CONFIRMATION THAT WE WERE IN BROAD AGREEMENT
WITH THE PACKAGE SO THAT AUSTRALIANS COULD PROCEED WITH NOTIFIC-
ATION TO ASEAN. ROBERTS SAID UK AUTHORITIES WERE IN BROAD
AGREEMENT AND HE WAS PREPARED TO SAY THE SAME ON BEHALFOF.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SINCE THEY HAD KNOWN DETAILS OF PACKAGE
FOR SOMETIME AND HAD BEEN PRESSING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION. THERE
WERE SOME POINTS OF DETAIL THE C A A HAD AND WE HAD ASKED KONG
KONG FOR ANY COMMENTS THEY MIGHT HAVE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.
3. HOLMES WOULD BE USED AS CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM HERE
WITH AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES REGARDING THESE DETAILED POINTS AND
THOSE EMANATING FROM AUSTRALIA.
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