TNAG-0024-FCO40-60-Visits-by-nuclear-powered-ships-1968 — Page 138

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On the whole, therefore, it seems to us reasonable

to

UnELC

e the postponement or the visit the

Lifs

Autumn if not cancellation. Since we should

Americans (micron's, the company

require the

out of the visit

and

y not to make propaganda

I consider

y

not to put the

ship further into Hong Kong

harbour

been

than that nuchar worships have bure allowed

to proceed, it "does

Carly

appear

h. I should be grateful,

however, for your views.

If the visit takes place the necessary

arrangements to be made would appear to be:-

(a) the provision of a monitoring team

this I shall be grateful if

Abril Sary

could

on

wane opt.

whether a team

be

available and if so its approximate cost;

(b) the signing of a liability agreement

covering the visit.

The

oposed agreemēlit

That The US of the Company would bao have strong grounds to

olgject if the

trait were

refused.

You will note from the mclosures

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to this better that the Americans hope that the Savannah could sail for Hang

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Kong

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think, satisfactory-subject to -our Department's

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(c) with regard to the safety aspects of the

visit the International Convention for

Safety at Sea, 1960, has been extended to

Hong kong. Frovided therefore that the

"SAVANJ'AH" is not allowed to go further into

harbou

Long

Hong kong) than the U.S. nuclear warships are

allowed to do, and provided that the vessel

has a nuclear passenger safety certificate

we do not see that any difficulties should

arise

on this scare,

I am

copying this letter

To Waddingham (Noury Dept)

Runciman (UKAEA) and

Miss Hewelyn Smith Board Trade and should be

aful for their crews

Fores

This could. &

be word ather by the extension to Hong

Kong f

the Agrement

con Count

in Cond, wil

or lay in a spament

thens of th the draft

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