▁hes itated . ▁Rec alling ▁an ▁earlier ▁and ▁easier ▁era , ▁Can ber ra ▁wonder ed ▁whether ▁more ▁might ▁be ▁lost ▁than ▁gained ▁in ▁institution al izing ▁the ▁relationship . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Australia ▁agreed ▁that ▁relations ▁had ▁become ▁too ▁important ▁to ▁be ▁managed ▁through ▁simple ▁ad ▁h oc ▁consult ations . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁agreed ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Senior ▁Official s ▁Committee ▁( SO C ) ▁that ▁would ▁meet ▁ann ually ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Senior ▁officials ▁from ▁both ▁countries ▁met ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁gather ing , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁Canadian ▁report , ▁appeared ▁an ▁immediate ▁success : ▁ ▁Canadian - Austral ian ▁policy ▁tal ks ▁[ w ere ] ▁held ... on ▁relax ed ▁and ▁forth right ▁basis ▁and ▁were ▁adj ud ged ▁to ▁be ▁successful ▁and ▁useful ... B oth ▁sides ▁saw ▁value ▁of ▁tal ks ▁in ▁re - est ab lish ing ▁or ▁rest oring ▁very ▁close ▁working ▁co operation ▁between ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia ▁which ▁had ▁perhaps ▁broken ▁down ▁a ▁bit ▁due ▁to ▁neglect . ▁ ▁This ▁robust ▁assess ment ▁was ▁perhaps ▁over st ated . ▁C ertain ly , ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁de cade , ▁the ▁SO C ▁found ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁t endency ▁in ▁both ▁capit als ▁to ▁dis reg ard ▁the ▁overall ▁relationship ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁more ▁limited ▁object ives . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁not