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TELEGRAM NO 2093
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DATED 19 JUNE 1967
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 2093 OF 19 JUNE, REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG.
HONG KONG VISIT OF N.S. SAVANNAH.
I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF FIRST ATOMIC SHIP TRANSPORT INC., A LETTER DATED 14 JUNE IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:- 'I AM INFORMED THAT, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PROPOSED VISIT OF N.S. SAVANNAH TO HONG KONG, HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, BY AN EXCHANGE OF NOTES WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES DATED JUNE 12, 1967 HAVE SIGNIFIED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO RELEASE THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANNEX 1 TO THE AGREEMENT OF 19 JUNE, 1964, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARAGRAPH 16 THEREOF, FOR SO LONG AS N.S. SAVANNAH IS OPERATED BY FIRST ATOMIC SHIP TRANSPORT INC., ON CONDITION THAT FIRST ATOMIC SHIP TRAN- SPORT INC., UNDERTAKES TO FULFIL THE SAME OBLIGATIONS. I HEREBY GIVE THAT UNDERTAKING TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF FIRST ATOMIC SHIP TRANSPORT INC.
I ALSO NOTE THAT IT WAS A FURTHER CONDITION OF THE RELEASE REFERRED TO ABOVE THAT HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT RETAIN THE RIGHTS ACCORDE) TO THEM UNDER PARAGRAPHS 1, 7, 11(B) AND 13 OF THAT ANNEX",
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SENT AT 200404Z
RCVD AT 2004042
TREPEATED AS REQUESTED!
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SENT TO HONG KONG AS COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM NO. + STRICTE