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PRIORITY COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG (DTD)
25 AUGUST 1967 (HWB 2/2)
RECEIVED IN ARCULES No.63
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1776 OF 25 AUGUST REPEATED
FOR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON.
44 OUR SAVINGRAM NO 715
N.S. SAVANNAH
U.S. EMBASSY HERE HAVE SOUGHT CLEARANCE ON BEHALF OF F.A.S.T. FOR FURTHER VISIT BY SAVANNAH TO HONG KONG ON 3 OCTOBER. THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE REGULAR VISITS INAUGURATED IN FUTURE. IN MAKING THEIR APPROACH THE EMBASSY HAVE RAISED TWO POINTS: (A) THEY HAVE QUERIED THE NEED FOR A MONITORING TEAM FOR SUCH VISITS
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(B) THEY WOULD PREFER A BERTH AMONGST THOSE NORMALLY USED BY MERCHANT SHIPS TO THAT ALLOCATED ON OCCASION OF LAST VISIT. 2. (A) AND (B) ABOVE ARE THE SUBJECT OF CONSULTATION WITH OUR ADVISERS HERE. (A) WOULL 'NVOLVE DEPARTURE FROM PRESENT POLICY AND WE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO AGREE TO WAIVE THE NEED FOR MONITORING TEAM IN TIME FOR PROPOSED VISIT IN OCTOBER, WE MAY HOWEVER BE ABLE TO WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT FOR FUTURE VISITS IF SATISFACTORY ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE AGREED WITH THE AMERICANS. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE NAVAL MONITORING TEAM WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 3 OCTOBER BUT SIMILAR TEAMS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED FOR FUTURE VISITS. WE SHOULD HOWEVER BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY VIEWS ON (A) AND (B) IN LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM PREVIOUS VISIT. WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE REPORT ASKED FOR IN OUR SAVINGRAM UNDER REFERENCE, AND TO LEARN WHETHER YOU SEE ANY OBJECTION TO VISIT ON 3 OCTOBER OR TO THE INAUGURATION OF REGULAR VISITS THEREAFTER. THEY WOULD OF COURSE BE COVERED BY THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN H M G AND THE US GOVERNMENT FORWARDED UNDER OUR SAVINGRAM 621.
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