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J. B. Denson Esq., Foreign Office,
London, S.W.1.
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Copie with copies of jenclosures to:
1. R.L. Waddingham Shore Division, (Naval) M.O.D.
2. D. Runeiman,
U.K. A.E.A.,
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14th April, 1967.
I enclose a copy of a telegram from Hong Kong about
a proposed visit to Hong Kong of the nuclear powered
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ship "Savannah", together with a copy of the communication
the telegram
from the U.5. Embassy to which Hong Kong refers. You will
see that the "Savannah" is now operated by a private
in demonstration. company who are proposing to send it on an-administration-
tour of the Far East ports including Hong Kong, which it
has proposed to visit on or about June 27th, 1967.
The possibility of such a visit was the subject of
11 Charles Second St correspondence with Timms, Runciman (A.E.A.), Weatherly
S.W.L.
B. Miss Llewellyn-Smith.
B.O.T.
Enclosures:
Copy of 3 of HWB.2/2 Copy of 1 of and enclosures ATT.21/7/
with
3-on
to file 6.14/10 and ATT.21/7/1
this letter
Copy of with copy of (3) th Hwas 2/2, for files
14/100
21/7/1.
HWB
EG 14
ATT. 2
H.431.
7.5. pr.
18.4.67
(M.O.D.) and Clements (B.O.T.) and ending with Timms'
E 1211/2
letter, F.214, of the 9th March, 1965,to Carter:
the general view then was that we were not particularly
keen for a visit to take place. Our view of the visit now
proposed, which has been discussed with Carter,remains
very much the same. Apart from the considerations
advanced in the correspondence referred to above, the
Chinese have since that time shown themselves particularly
sensative to the visits of nuclear warships that have
taken place; and although it does not follow that a visit
of the "Savannah" would produce the same reaction we can
see very little of advantage to Hong Kong to set against
risk
the reason entailed. Furthermore, the proposal visit at
the end of June would take place in the South West Monsoon
byphoons:
season and at a time when there is danger of tyenana.
From the point of view relations with China, therefore,
the Chinese
could, if they filt,so disporid,
the prevailing
pocnit out that mat
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