PP. 2m. 457.
INCOMING TELEGRAM
S.R. 22.
FROM
Harris, Hong Kong.
Cable and Wireless
VIA.
ACTUAL DATE OF TELEGRAM.....
9.2.48.
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DATE RECEIVED.
10.2.48.
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TIME RECEIVED.
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HKSIXTEEN PERMISSION TO ORIGINATE CONTAINED IN CLAUSE ONE BRACKETS TWO
LAST SENTENCE AND REPEATED IN CLAUSE FOUR BRACKETS TWO STOP INTERPRETATION
HERE IS THAT LICENCE PERMITS US ORIGINATE DISTRIBUTE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
EXCEPT SPECIFIED EXCEPTIONS DEFINED IN LICENCE ALTHOUGH ALL MUST MEET WITH
CERTAIN APPROVALS STOP UPON SECRETARY STATES REQUEST THAT ALL REFERENCE TO
ADVERTISING IN THE LICENCE BE OMITTED AND SUBJECTED TO LETTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN YOURSELVES THERE SEEMED NO OBJECTION ELIMINATION CLAUSE FOUR BRACKETS
ONE ALTHOUGH ADMIT IT DID CONTAIN MORE SPECIFIED MENTION OF ORIGINATION STOP
AGREEMENT ELIMINATE SAME IN ENTIRETY PROBABLY TOO HASITLY GIVEN BUT DID SO
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OF PROGRAMMES UNDER EXCEPTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SPECIFICALLY IMPOSED STOP
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STANDING PROPOSE ELIMINATE THAT CHANCE BY LETTER AGREEMENT COVERING
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