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TO PRIORITY PORT MORESBY TELNO 91 OF 16 NOVEMBER
INFO CANBERRA (FOR COL CARTER), MOD (FOR DS6, DS11 AND LEGAL SECRETARIAT), COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG.
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YOUR TELNO. 155 (NOT TO HONG KONG): VISIT OF 7TH GURKHAS.
1. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT (YOUR PARAS 2-5) ARE ACCEPTABLE. IF THE EXCHANGE IS A NOTE, THEN IT SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT AS A NOTE RATHER THAN A LETTER, EG PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH OF TEXT (YOUR PARA 5).
2. FULL POWERS ARE NOT CUSTOMARILY REQUIRED FOR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN TWO COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENTS AND IN ANY CASE ARE NOT REQUIRED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONCLUDING AN AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF NOTES (DSP VOL.66.5.3. REFERS).
3. MOD SAY THERE ARE NOW PROBLEMS WITH EXERCISE AIRLIFT TO BRING PARTY BACK FROM PNG. THIS IS BEING EXAMINED BY CBF/HONG KONG WHO WILL INFORM YOU OF THE OUTCOME. MEANWHILE PNG GOVERNMENT MAY WISH TO PROCEED WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE AGREEMENT BY NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BUT IT WILL BE PREFERABLE NOT TO SIGN THE EXCHANGE UNTIL
VISIT IS CONFIRMED,
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NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS MR CORTAZZI MR STRATTON
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