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Mr
Afsarton
YOUR TELNO 824 : HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO IMO
1.
FCO AND DTP OFFICIALS AGAIN DISCUSSED QUESTION OF
ACCREDITATION OF HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO IMO WITH
MENSAH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL IN THE MARGINS OF IMO
MEETING LAST WEEK.
2. MENSAH, WHO AGAIN CONFIRMED HIS BELIEF THAT THE GOVERNOR
SHOULD SIGN THE CREDENTIALS, REMAINS OF THE VIEW THAT AS : (A)
HMG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF HONG
KONG (ARTICLE 8 OF IMO CONVENTION) : AND
(B) HMG HAS UNTIL NOW SUBMITTED ALL PREVIOUS LETTERS OF
CREDENTIALS FOR HONG KONG OFFICIALS
THE IMO WOULD WISH TO HAVE SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THESE FACTS
SOMEWHERE IN THE ACCREDITATION PAPERS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
COULD EITHER BE DONE BY :
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(A) SOME FORM OF WORDS BEING INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE
GOVERNOR'S LETTER - WHICH WOULD BE SENT DIRECT TO THE SECRETARY
GENERAL : IN ORDER TO AVOID SUGGESTION THAT GOVERNOR WAS
ACTING ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE S OF S THIS COULD SIMPLY BE
QUOTE THIS LETTER IS BEING FORWARDED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
FCO UNQUOTE : OR
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