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CANBERRA TELNO 21 TO HONG KONG AND YRTELNO 495 TO CANBERRA: HONG

KONG/AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICES

1. FOLLOWING THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES' LETTER TO EVANS (SECRETARY, DTC), THERE HAS BEEN AN EXCHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN KERR (DTC) AND WAKELING (ESB/ASNU). COPIES BY FAX TO

BLABER (DTP/IAD). ESSENTIALLY THE AUSTRALIANS HAVE NOW DECIDED

AGAINST AN END AUGUST MEETING IN HONG KONG AND INSTEAD HAVE OPTED

TO COME HERE W/C 30 SEPTEMBER. THE AUSTRALIAN WORKING GROUP WILL

NOW BE LED BY BUCKINGHAM AND WILL INCLUDE AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES. WE WILL LET YOU HAVE FULL DETAILS OF THE

AUSTRALIAN TEAM WHEN WE RECEIVE THEM.

2. GRATEFUL IF DTP COULD SEND WAKELING A COPY OF FIELDER'S LETTER

REFERRED TO IN PARA 1 OF YOUR TUR.

3. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL IF YOU AND CANBERRA WOULD KEEP US IN TOUCH WITH ANY NEW INITIATIVES ON THE TRUNK ROUTE, E.G. BA'S INTEREST IN USING THE TPC ENQUIRY TO SECURE ADDITIONAL TRANS- TASMAN RIGHTS.

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