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MY TELNO 695: OPERATING LIMITS FOR RN VESSELS HONG KONG.
1. ON RECONSIDERATION WE DO NOT THINK IT DESIRABLE TO SUGGEST TO NCNA THAT RN VESSELS SHOULD PATROL FURTHER OFF THE WEST COAST OF LANTAU THAN AT PRESENT ON THAT THEY SHOULD ESCORT REFUGEE VESSELS BEING TOWED BACK TO MACAU.
2. RN VESSELS ARE VERY SCARCE AND WE THINK THEIR TIME COULD BE
SPENT BETTER. HOWEVER WE WILL CERTAINLY ATTEMPT TO TOW BACK TO
MACAU, AS THEIR FIRST PORT OF CALL, REFUGEES SENT ON HERE IN
SEA-WORTHY BOATS,
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