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a) A METROPOLITAN ONLY TREATY COULD MEAN THAT NOT ONLY WOULD HONG KONG SHIPS DOCUMENTS BE UNRECOGNISED BUT ALSO CERTIFICATES FOR REPAIR, SURVEY ETC. THIS WOULD AFFECT SHIPS OF ALL NATIONAL- ITIES AND THUS FURTHER RESTRICT FLEXIBILITY OF CARGO MOVEMENTS CALLING AT HONG KONG.
4. WE SEE VALUE IN AN EARLY VISIT BY BRITISH SHIPOWNERS AND ARE
PURSUING THIS WITH GCBS. BUT WE WOULD PREFER YOU NOT TO DELAY YOUR FURTHER APPROACH TO THE FOREIGN TRADE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
CORPORATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
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MR BUTLER
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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