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ACCEPTED, AND SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE UNDERSTANDING, PROVIDED THEIR PROPOSALS IN RESPECT OF OTHER OFFICERS AS SET OUT IN THE
DIRECTOR OF MARINE'S MEMORANDUM COULD BE ACCEPTED IN TOTO.
10. IT IS CLEAR FROM THIS THAT THE MANNING REQUIREMENTS ARE THE
CRUX OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE QUESTIONS OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND CREW ACCOMMODATION SHOULD BE EASIER TO SOLVE. YOUR POINTS 4) AND
5) WERE NOT DISCUSSED IN DETAIL WITH THE SHIPOWNERS AND THEY WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE FURTHER CLARIFICATION AND EXPLANATION. BUT THIS IS NOT WORTH PURSUING UNLESS THE MANNING QUESTION CAN BE SETTLED. YOUR POINT (6) IS ACCEPTABLE AND, INDEED, WE WERE ALREADY CONSIDERING PROPOSING SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES
OURSELVES,
11. PLEASE SEE M.1.F.T.
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