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RESTRICTIONS ON SOVIET CREWS IN HONG KONG

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Your manuscript minute of 7th January. As far as is known the restrictions are as follows:

Crew members of Soviet vessels must be specially photographed by the Hong Kong Immigration Authorities;

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Shore parties must not exceed 5 in number;

Immigration officials board ships late at night to call the role;

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d. Crews of passenger vessels, must be reduced by 50%

and of cargo vessels by 25% (1.e. presumably while their ships remain in port). Crew members displaced in this way are repatriated by the first Soviet vessel leaving, irrespective of its port of destination.

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OG DICKSON

SP 3

8 January 1975

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