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TELNO 766
OF 050606Z MAY 37
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 549: HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO IMO
1. DURING PIGOTT'S CALL ON LIN ZHIYING ON 4 MAY, WANG WEIYANG, WHO WAS ALSO PRESENT, RAISED THE QUESTION OF HOW HKG OFFICIALS WERE
ACCREDITED TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS. HE RECALLED THE RECENT
EXCHANGES WITH THE BRITISH SIDE ON THE ISSUING OF CREDENTIALS FOR
HONG KONG'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IMO (LAST PEPORTED I
TUR) AND SAID THAT IF WOULD BE USEFUL FOR CHINESE EXPERTS ALSO TO
KNOW HOW CREDENTIALS FOR HK'S REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS
SUCH AS THE WMO AND ESCAP WERE HANDLED.
2.
SPEAKING PERSONALLY, WILSON SUGGESTED THAT SUCH MATTERS WERE
PROBABLY BEST LEFT FOR DISCUSSION BETWEEN EXPERTS IN THE IRO
SUB-GROUP. NEVERTHE LESS PIGOTT UNDERTOOK TO REPORT WANG'S REQUEST.
3. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
EVANS
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