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If Jerzijn interents; VIC.

(a) the need to avoid giving the U.K. shipowning industry's

foreign competetors any advantage over them in gaining access is met by the total exclusions shipowners would, however, have the advantage of access subject to Treasury consent under the company migration

legislation;

(e) the converse implication could be emphasised to the U.K.

seafarer's unions: in order to gain access to the register;

U.K. shipowners would have to secure Treasury consent in

the came way as if they wished to change over to Liberian

registry.

J. Hunt

D.T.I. Team Hong Kong

November 1973