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Committee of Imperial Defence
Richmond Terrace,
Whitehall, S.W.I.
6/17/5 II.
With the Secretary's Compliments.
Forwarded in connection with Dominions Office
letter P.720/152 dated 26th October, 1938.
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SECRET.
27th October, 1938
Dear Archer,
I am replying to your letter addressed to Dykes
No.P.720/152 dated the 26th October with regard to the
suggestion of the New Zealand Government that a
conference might be held to consider the whole question of
islands in the Pacific and Trans-Pacific air routes.
I agree with you that before identifying ourselves
with any conference on this subject it would be important
to find out exactly what the Hew Zealand Government had in
mind.
I have Just seen a telegram from New Zealand dated
the 26th October in which they fall in with the suggestion
recently raade by the Committee of Imperial Defence that
Route B should be surveyed in substitution for Route A.
I also see that the New Zealand Government have not returned
to the question cf a Pacific Conference and although the
matter is one for you to decide I would have thought that
we might leave New Zealand to make the next move. The
purpose of the conference is so vague at present that I
rather fail to see how we can formulate any proposals
unless New Zealand returned to the point and elaborated
their ideas in greater detail.
Yours , etc.,
(Sgd) L.O.HPLLIS.
N.E.Archer,Bsq.» O.B.E.,
Dominions Office.