TNAG-0511-FCO40-576-Visits-of-ships-from-Soviet-Union-to-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 4

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Mr Timms HKIOD

Min..

DV.T

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I understand from my contacts in the Department of Trade that there is considerable concern at very high levels over the absence of progress in this matter and that an approach to the FCO, possibly at Ministerial level, will take place within the next two/three weeks unless a satisfactory reply is received from Hong Kong.

лю

P.R. Pendleton

Marine and Transport Dept

30 December 1974

Mr Pendleton

1. We spoke.

You warned

Gut Gene

may

he high-level presence

from the

Ой

Doł if Hong Kong try to incist

their present scale of surveillance, and I shall have

maintaining

word with

the

Assistant Political Adviner when 2

་

Hong Kong next week,

2. I attach

copy of

copied to

you

Fco felmo 1112, at the time of issue,

which

should have beam

Bitchwiddy (Kind

K245

30/19

Copied for Hkk 2114

PA

30/12

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