TNAG-0419-FCO40-465-Registration-of-merchant-shipping-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 81

CODE 1977

LOOSE MINUTE

Reference....

PS/MINISTER A & S

сс PS/PUSS A & S

24/2

1

PS/Secretary A & S

Mr Hubback Den Sec

Mr Archer

Mr Manson

Mr Frost

MAR MAR (SG) SP 1

PROPOSED HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING

Mr Stuart - FCO

As agreed after this morning's meeting with representatives of the Chamber of Shipping and the British Shipping Federation, I attach a draft interim reply reporting the present state of play to the Prime Minister. Mr Denholm undertook to write to the Minister on a number of issues to which the Chamber attach special importance and Mr Rice-Oxley is to provide us with information about the number of UK registered ships which employ Hong Kong ratings. We are, as you know, still awaiting a reply from the Governor of Hong Kong to the proposals in our consultative document and if these have not reached us by tomorrow perhaps a further reminder should be sent.

W J Madigan

MAR 4

1/9 Sunley House

ext 546

18 April 1973