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Sir Hugh Norman Walker,

KCMG, CBL, JP

Colonial Decretary HONG KONG

HKK 21/2

27 September 1972

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REGISTER OF SHIPI ING

1.

Thank you for your letter of 16 September (CR 14/5061/70) to hichael Laird, who is on leave.

2.

As you will by now know, Standen, the Assistant Secretary in charge of the Folicy and General Branch of the Marine Division of DTI, proposes to fly to Hong Kong at the end of this week to discuss the whole matter. We hope that this will enable Hong Kong and the DTI to understand each other's problems better. I do not think we can take things further at this end until Standen reports. The talks he has in Hong Kong will, I am sure, be reflected in the paper submitted to the Prime Minister.

R B Crowson Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Dept

FS:

I have just seen your telegram No 883 about a possible call by

QTI Minister. He saw Mr Chataway at a lunch given In Fistangen frbrane gibths week, and we are at the moment

Mr Cranley Cnslow. Inded, following Lynch, the DTI were already trying to make arrangements for

but seem to have had some difficulty yesterday and today Ir Gereonin touch with Mr Pao.

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