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F. 7«0/243.
PARAPHRASE TKLKQRAU
To the United Kingdom High Commissioners in New Sooland and
the Commonwealth of Auatralia.
(Sent 7.30 p.m., 13th March, 1939.)
Immediate.
3eoret.
No. 3.
No.46.
Your telegram of 11th March No.31.     United States
State 3)epartment are pressing for early reply. His
Majesty's Ambassador at Washington states that they probably
wish to issue new licence to Pan-American Airways on 1st
April and that Company is known to wish to restart its New
Zealand service with additional intermediate bases in June.
Concurrence has been expressed by His Majesty's
Government in the Commonwealth of Australia in proposed
instructions to His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington.
In the circumstances, in order to avoid risk of
any new action on the part of the United States, we are
anxious to send them reply as proposed in ray telegram to
Governor General of New Zealand of 7th March No.33 as soon
as possible and we greatly hope therefore that His
Majesty's Government in New Zealand will be prepared to
signify concurrence at a very early date and without awaiting
consideration by forthcoming Conference*
Addressed to High Commissioner Wellington No. 3.
Repeated to High Commissioner Canberra No-46.
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