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Saving to...Mashingtm, POLAD Singapore.
Your telegram No. 1012: U.S. naval visits
to Hong Kong.
We agree that "helicopter or troop carriers"
may be deleted from Point B in paragraph 3 of my
telegram No. 1346.
2.
The Embassy in Washington have received
indications from the American Navy Department that
visits of less than five days by nuclear vessels
would in most cases be of marginal value as they
would not
permit the whole ship's company to go
ashore. We are willing therefore to delete point
D
3. The Embassy have also had indications that the Defence Dept. S.E.A.D. Americans see difficulty in Point A and they (the
Embassy) have suggested that the restriction to four
visits a year for nuclear powered vessels should not
repeat not include submarines and frigates. Though
P.U.S.D. News Dept. M. of D. D.A.S.
cc.
Mistemary, DSI
Mi. Luys Jones
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