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countries, but for
lack
of
a
suitable
legislative opportunity they have not yet
been added to section 1(3) of the BNA 1948.
The likelihood of a ship
of
wanted
one of those 3 and being in
an emergency
we
anyway
hope
countries being
the right place at the time of
must be small,
and
they will have been added to s. 1(3) before
the end
of
next year.
Rather than amend
the Order, & suggest Hong Kong be asked
to keep a
& suitable warning
note with
copy of the Orderlie to treat the so 3 countries
their copy of
for this purpose as if they
were
in 51(3) of the Act of 1948).
2
It is not
not for
me
(Nationality
§) nov
for Mis Shepherd ( Treaty §) to
say
whether
itre
not be included
W.1. Associated States should or
in Article 5a, and so
sxcepted from having
their ships
should
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