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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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HONG KONG TELNO 194 AND PEKING TELNO 284 (BOTH TO FCO): HONG
KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE AT IMO
1.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE QUESTION OF CREDENTIALS INFORMALLY
WITH MENSAH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL OF IMO. HIS VIEW IS
THAT THE GOVERNOR SHOULD SIGN THE CREDENTIALS. THEY SHOULD THEN
BE FORWARDED TO IMO UNDER COVER OF A NOTE OR LETTER FROM THE
SECRETARY OF STATE THEREBY SIGNIFYING UK'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR
HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
2.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY COMMENTS ON IMO'S
PROPOSAL, IN THE LIGHT OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SIGNATURE OF
CREDENTIALS VIS-A-VIS GATT (YOUR TUR). SINCE THE CHINESE HAVE
SIGNIFIED THAT THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO OUR PROPOSAL (PEKING
TUR) WE SHOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FINALISE ACCREDITATION *PROCEDURES QUICKLY, SO THAT HONG KONG'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE
CAN BEGIN TO OPERATE AS SUCH. WE ALSO NEED, OF COURSE, ΤΟ
RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE CHINESE QUERY IN PARA 2 OF
PEKING TUR.
HOWE
LIMITED
HKD
MAED
FED
MR SLATER
SIR D WILSON
MR MCLAREN
MR FIFOOT
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