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PHER/CAT A & BY BAG
PRIORITY COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO 1412
(UP COPY
TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG
30 AUGUST 1968
(F)
CONFIDENTIAL.
ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1412 OF 30 AUGUST REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING AND SAVING TO WASHINGTON AND POLAD
SINGAPORE.
232 YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 18121 U.8. NAVAL VISITS TO HONG KONG,
WE AGREE THAT QUOTE HELICOPTER OR TROOP CARRIERS UNQUOTE MAY
BE DELETED FROM POINT B IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELEGRAM NO. 1346.
2. THE EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON HAVE RECEIVED INDICATIONS FROM THE
AMERICAN NAVY DEPARTMENT THAT VISITS OF LESS THAN FIVE DAYS BY
NUCLEAR VESSELS WOULD IN MOST CASES BE OF MARGINAL VALUE AS
THEY WOULD NOT PERMIT THE WHOLE SHIP'S COMPANY TO GO ASHORE, WE
ARE WILLING THEREFORE TO DELETE POINT D.
3. THE EMBASSY HAVE ALSO HAD INDICATIONS THAT THE AMERICANS SEE
DIFFICULTY IN POINT A AND THEY (THE EMBASSY) HAVE SUGGESTED THAT
THE RESTRICTION TO FOUR VISITS A YEAR FOR NUCLEAR POWERED VESSELS
SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT INCLUDE SUBMARINES AND FRIGATES. THOUGH' WE ACCEPT THAT VISITS BY SMALLER NUCLEAR SHIPS MAY ATTRACT
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