Items for the agenda of cue proposed conference on
questions concerning the Pacific Islands between His
Majesty s Governments in .Australia, Hew Zealand, and
the Unite'd Kingdoms
1. The question 0f form Mating an agreed policy
regarding the attitude which should be adopted in -one
event of the United States Government proceeding to
confront us with one or other of the undermentioned
alternatives:-
(a)   a demand that the joint regime should be
extended to other islands of the Phoenix
Group besides Canton and linderbury;
(b>   a renev/al of their proposal of August 1933
for a general clean-up of islands of
disputed sovereignty;
(c) a rejection, of the invitation to a four-party
conference which has been extended to them;
(d) an acceptance of this invitation accompanied,
however, by an intimation Chat the resulting
discussions should also include a settlement
of the status of other Pacific Islands,
eog0 Hull and Christmas Islands, to which
they consider they have a title*
2. The question of concerting action to ensure that,
in the event of any unforeseen move on bheir part,
pressure can be brought to bear to induce the United
States Government to consent to a four party conference.
3» The question of selecting the moment when?
assuming no move by the United States Government in the
interim, it would be most appropriate to press with
renewed vigour for a four-party conference0
4. The possibilities of the establishment of an air
service across the Pacific in co-operation with an
American company on the lines of the projected North
Atlantic service* •
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5. The advisability of a British application "being
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made to the United States for landing rights in San
Francesco and Honolulu 0     3y whom should such an application
be made;   by gasman Empire Airways, by nantas, Union Airways*
Imperial Airways or the New Zealand Government,,
6. If such an application be refused are the New
Zealand Government prepared to cancel existing landing
rights given to Pan-American Airways and are the Australian
Government prepared to xsfbso landing rights if applied for.
7. If the United States Government agree to the
conference on the development of civil aviation in the
Pacific suggested by the United Kingdom Government, what
main proposals should be made to them..      (NcB© His Majesty's
Government in the United Kingdom have suggested "open"
rights on all the islands likely to be situated on the route
of a trans-Pacific service and have intimated to the United
States Government that they do not exclude the possibility
that in the course of the conference it might prove
necessary to settle the status of hitherto neglected islands*
In practice His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom
are of opinion that this category of island should only
include the six southern islan.ls of the Line Group).
8. If at the time of the conference between the
United Kingdom, Australian and New Zealand Governments
no claims have been put forward by the United States
Government to Hull and Christmas Islands, what further
steps, if any can be taken to strengthen the British
Claim to these islands^
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9. The means whereby information as to Japanese
activities in the Pacific Islands can best "be obtained,
collated and disseminatede
lOr        Preliminary investigation of the general nature
of defences which might be required for islands of
importance in connection with civil and military trans-
Pacific air operations*
Richmond Terrace, 8»W.1«
21st December, 1938.