TNAG-0511-FCO40-576-Visits-of-ships-from-Soviet-Union-to-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 13

Mr Shipirt

Coverly CONFIDENTIAL

Reference...

letter to rime Do

REPATRY TO SOVIET VESTELS IN HONG KONG

A

1.

Mr Donald has still not replied

to

your

2,

letter of 27 August.

The Russians have now reised the subject

aganza

(at the ongoing

IMCO conferences), and

B

EERO have asked us to

pursue

with Hong Kong.

3.

I attach

draft.

BA Finwieldy

22/10

again

You should also an © before writing

to Mr Donald,

I have spoken to Mato

The question

EESD.

Le memimand

again before the

end of this week by the frrick delegatim et

another

RMCO conferenc

Londa. Thereafter,

it is most likely to come

I the

come up again

22

Athens IMCO Conference (end-November), for

Shrich

briefing must be prepared by mid-November.

EESD feel dere

hustle Mr Donald unduly

i

need to

Donald unduly ht world as like,

if possible, to reply by the middle of next

month.

I have amended the draft.

84 Finwidd

24/10