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Diese Burbridge,
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September 1967
PROPOSED VIŠES I 33 SAVANNAH TO HONG KONG
The k you for the cow of your letter to Ganinusa dated 30th August 1967. As you ↑ 111 have seen from the Commonwealth Office tǝlogram as finally drafted, the Hey, Department is prepared to provião e monitoring team for SAVANI H at Hong Ko; for this nest vinit. Forkmately we have other cormitments so cover at Hong Ko; at about the same time and ve can utilice the same tean for SAVANNAK without too much trouble.
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Wi: 1 regard to ebandoning the requfzonert for monitoring during any fature vizit të llong Kong we would most ocrtadnly wish to bo represented at an moeting hold to Alscuss this problem. The only observation wo have to make on this at sont is that we assume that nothing will be dons to abandon monitoring at Borg Kor; without first considering possible repercussions in UK ports. Once the Anerica › gain acceptance of SAVAJUMMI at Hong Kong without the presence of a teem they will almost certainly expect the same treatment in all UK ports. Will en avondna: t to Cvmd 959 take care of this in its entirety or would this e:ill leave roon for a nearure of discretion by the individual Docks and Harbour authorities?
3. I am not sure of the wiadon of rushing into a meeting with the Americans within to next for rocke, You will recall from the minutes of the necting we had with lir yang and representatives of FAST in Jumo, and at which the Board of Trade voo rep: secuted by lie Knowlce, we said that cur monitoring policy was currently mier niet. Wo harro now reached the stago where a paper recommendin; modification to the (1-the-spot monitoring principle is about to be quasented for the corpide: Aion of the Muclear Foresed Warships Safety Committee. Thay meet on 20th of this month and I would fool that the Navy would be in a much stronger positio to oupport a recomendation to drop monitoring for SAVANNAH once ve know the con lusion of that Comittoo. I think this is worth waiting for,
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As featherly mentioned to you over the telephona, Hr Mohann of FAST left two publica ions about SAVAIMAN with us during his visit in Jime. They are
IS SAVAKWAH Port Operating Plan - Port of Hong Kong
March 1967
and 1S SAVAMIAH Technical Specifications and Port Operating Criteria
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