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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG TELNO.894 OF 24 JANUARY/INFO MOSCOW.

YOUR TELNO.691 TO MOSCOW AND MOSCOW TELNO.054 TO FCO: RESTRICTION ON CREWS ON SOVIET VESSELS UNDER REPAIR.

1. SHIPPING POLICY DIVISION OF DTI DO NOT KNOW THE OFFICIAL MANNING REQUIREMENTSV FOR SOVIET VESSELS, AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY MORE INFORMATION IN THE UK, WE CAN, HOWEVER, CONFIRM THAT THE 1968 MERCHANT NAVIGATION TREATY (THE CITED ARTICLES OF WHICH RELATE TO THE FREE ENTRY OF SEAMEN) DOES NOT, REPEAT NOT, APPLY TO HONG KONG.

2. WE AGREE WITH MOSCOW THAT YOUR DES T COURSE WOULD BE TO PURSUE THIS LOCALLY WITH FESCO.

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