TNAG-0421-FCO40-467-Registration-of-merchant-shipping-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 56

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TO PRIORITY TOKYO TEL NO 853 OF 28 NOVEMBER. 1973.

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FOLLOWING FOR COWLEY FROM ARCHER MARINE DIVISION DT1.

HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING.

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1. CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU AND ANDERSON INTERVIEW MORE OF Y.K. PAO'S OFFICERS, PARTICULARLY DECK OFFICERS. PREPARED TO SEND TELEGRAM TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG ON THIS POINT IF YOU WOULD

CONSIDER IT HELPFUL.

2. BECOMING CONCERNED AT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS REFERRED TO IN YOUR INFORMATIVE REPORTS PARTICULARLY THE POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR UK MARINE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS, SHIPBUILDERS AND LLOYDS REGISTER. SUGGEST THAT YOUR TALK WITH THE GOVERNOR SHOULD CALL ATTENTION TO

THE MANY PROBLEMS AS WELL AS REFERRING TO THINGS WHICH HAVE IMPRESSED YOU BUT THAT PRODUCTION OF REPORT SHOULD AWAIT YOUR

RETURN HOME.

3. SEE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT THE PROPOSALS SET OUT IN A NOTE OF 13 NOVEMBER ON ALLOWING CHINESE TO QUALIFY FOR CERTIFICATES WHICH THEY WOULD RECEIVE AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION AND SUGGEST THAT

YOU LET FLETCHER KNOW THIS.

WILL WRITE TO HONG KONG WHEN INTERIM REPORT TO MINISTER HAS BEEN

PREPARED.

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MR J ARCHER, MARINE DIVISION

DTI SUMLEY HOUSE

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