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FM CANBERRA 120615Z JUL 79

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 434 OF 12 JULY

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

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 955 TO YOU: UK/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES

1. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ACTION ON TUR AND ASSUME YOU WILL BE

INSTRUCTING US.

2. IN VIEW OF AUSTRALIAN UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE HONG KONG PACKAGE

FURTHER IN ADVANCE OF MEETING OF ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS AT WOULD

SEEM EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MEET HONG KONG TARGET DATE OF NO LATER

THAN 3 AUGUST (PARA 5 OF TUR).

3. WE HAVE TOLD AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS THAT OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT

ASEAN MINISTERS WILL MEET ON 25 JULY (PARA 4 OF KUALA LUMPUR

TELEGRAM NUMBER 244 TO YOU). THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING ON THEIR OWN

NET BUT HAD BEEN EXPECTING MANILA TOWARDS THE END OF JULY. AUSTRALIAIS

UNDERSTAND THAT COMMITTEE OF ASEAN TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

OFFICIALS (COTAC) WILL MEET PRIOR TO MINISTERS' MEETING AND THAT

COTAC MEETING SET FOR LAST WEEK IN PENANG WAS POSTPONED AT REQUEST

OF INDONESIA.

DUDGEON

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MAED SPD

HK & GD

MISS BROWN

MR BUTLER MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY

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