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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 51
2 5 APR 1974
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CONFIDENTIAL
HKIL 21/3
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TEL NO 383 OF 23 APRIL 1974.
REGISTER OF SHIPPING
31) YOUR TELEGRAM NO 426
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WITH REFERENCE TO PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE MINISTERS ARE NOT LIKELY TO FORCE THE PACE OF CONSIDER- ATION AND WILL WISH TO TAKE YOUR DETAILED COMMENTS INTO ACCOUNT.
2. HOWEVER, IF YOUR COMMENTS TAKE LONG TO PREPARE IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO DELAY A DECISION PARTICULARLY IN THE LIGHT OF AN ARTICLE WHICH HAS APPEARED IN LLOYDS LIST OF 17 APRIL, ENTITLED QUOTE LABOUR LIKELY TO VETO HONG KONG REGISTER UNQUOTE
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THIS ARTICLE (COPY BY BAG) SETS OUT THE VIEWS OF MR JOHN SLATER NNAQA WHOSE ITF RESOLUTION YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN, THE ARTICLE GIVES IT AS SLATER'S VIEW THAT THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE A DIFFERENT VIEW FROM THEIR PREDECESSORS ON THIS ISSUE, AND SAYS THE UNIONS ARE OPPOSED TO IT. THE ARTICLE COULD CONCEIVABLY GIVE RISE TO POS.
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3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TELEGRAM IS TWOFOLD. FIRSTLY, THE SOONER WE HAVE YOUR SUBSTANTIVE COMMENTS THE MORE LIKELY IT WILL BE THAT DEPARTHENT OF TRADE MINISTERS CAN TAKE THEM INTO ACCOUNT IN THEIR DECISION, SECOMPLY TO STRESS, SHOULD THE LLOYDS LIST ARTICLE BECOME KNOWN IN HONG KONG, THAT IT REFLECTS NO MORE THAN MR SLATER'S OWN VIEWS, IF QUESTIONED BY THE PRESS DOT WILL SAY THAT MINISTER S HAVE NOT YET FORMED A VIEW AND INTERESTED
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WE SHALL OF COURSE KEEP YOU INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS,
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SIR D WATSON
MR YOUDE
MR MARSHALL
COPIES TO
MR J ARCHER DEPT OF TRADE SUNLEY HOUSE.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE 6 GRAFTON STREET W. 1.
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