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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO-1138 OF 15 NOVEMBER/INFO ROUTINE DTL
HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING
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IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR TELEGRAM NO 89 OF 5 NOVEMBER TO HONG KONG WE ASKED WHETHER THE DTI TEAM DUE TO VISIT JAPAN NEXT WEEX IN CONNECTION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING INTENDED TO SEEK A QUID PRO QUO FROM THE JAPANESE FOR THE ADVANTAGES TO BE GRANTED TO JAPANESE MARINE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IF A HONG KONG REGISTER IS SET 12+) UP.
IN THEIR TELEGRAM NO 85 TO US OF 7 NOVEMBER HONG KONG REPLIED THAT THE DTI TEAM WAS MERELY CONCERNED WITH TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND NOT WITH POLICY. MATTERS SUCH AS THOSE REFERRED TO IN OUR PARAGRAPH 3 WOULD THEREFORE NOT ARISE,
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2. SINCE WE HAVE REQUIRED THAT THE TEAM SHOULD CALL AT
THE EMBASSY AT 9,15 ON 19 NOVEMBER BEFORE THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (CUR TELEGRAM NO 93 TO HONG KONG) WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THIS POINT BEFORE THEN.
WE DO NOT WISH A SITUATION TO ARISE WHERE THE POSSIBILITY OF
OBTAINING RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF JAPANESE AND BRITISH TYPE
APPROVAL HAS BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS REACHED
AT THE TECHNICAL LEVEL. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR
CLARIFICATION OF A FURTHER POINT. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE HONG KONG
REGISTER WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO THOSE UNDER THE DRITISH REGISTER,
IF AS A RESULT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HONG KONG REGISTER JAPANESE EQUIPMENT WILL QUALIFY FOR AUTOMATIC APPROVAL IN HONG KONG,
IS IT INTENDED THAT THE SAME CONCESSIONS WILL APPLY FOR EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED FROM JAPAN FOR SHIPS INTENDED FOR BRITISH REGISTER.
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