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TO PRIORITY F C O TELO BTC 123 OF 24TH AUGUST, 1972.
FROM GOODFELLOW.
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CROWSON'S LETTER OF 11TH AUGUST AND ARCHERS LETTER FROM DTI OF 15
AUGUST.
REGISTRATION OF SHIPPING.
DIRECTOR OF MARINE HAS NOTED THAT COWLEY AND FIELDS COULD BE AVAILABLE FROM 5 SEPTEMBER BUT CONSIDERS A VISIT THEN WOULD BE PREMATURE ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE USEFUL LATER, HE PREFERS TO SEND HIS CONSIDERED COMMENTS ON THE DTI BRIEF AND QUESTIONAIRE IN WRITING ! THESE WILL BE SENT WITHIN A WEEK.
2. DIRECTOR'S INITIAL REACTION TO THE DTI BRIEF IS THAT THE QUESTION
OF A SEPARATE HONG KONG REGISTER SHOULD BE TACKLED SEPARATELY
FROM THAT OF OFFICER MANNING.
3. THERE IS GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HERE FOR A SEPARATE REGISTER WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY BRING LOCAL POLITICAL ADVANTAGES BUT ALSO A BENEFICIAL ECONOMIC SPIN OFF.
4. I WILL BRING FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION ARISING FROM CUESTIONAIRE.
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