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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 662 OF 06 JULY. 1973
FOLLOWING FROM STUART.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 733: HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING
1, I HAVE PASSED YOUR TELS NOS 724 AND 795 TC NUMBER 18. LORD
BRIDGES ASKED WHETHER THE FACT THAT ONLY TWO MILLION DEADWEIGHT
TONS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE HONG KONG REGISTER IF WE
INSISTED ON BRITISH MASTERS, MEANT THAT Y K PAO HAD COME BACK
ON PART OF HIS OFFER TO TRANSFER SHIPPING TO HONG KONG. GIVEN
THAT HE REALIZED THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HMC TO AGREE TO MASTERS
BEING OTHER THAN BRITISH, DID HE EVER INTEND TO TRANSFER MORE
THAN A VERY FEW MILLION TONG AT THE MOST TO THE HONG KONG
REGISTER (YOUR TELNO 645)? WAS THE LATEST OFFER TO TRANSFER TWO
MILLION TONS MADE UP OF Y K PAO'S SHIPS ONLY? IF NOT, HAS HE
RETREATED EVEN FROM THE POSITION DESCRIBED IN YOUR TELEGRAM NO 645?
2. WE WOULD SE VERY GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION ON HOW THE TWO
MILLION TONS OFFERED IS SPLIT UP BETWEEN THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS.
FIRST REACTION AT OFFICIAL LEVEL IN THE DTI IS THAT THIS AMOUNT
WOULD NOT BE WORTH THE CANDLE.
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