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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 693 OF 7 SEPTEMBER

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VISIT OF THE QUOTE OTTO HAHN UNQUOTE

1. FOLLOWING IS REVISED TEXT OF DRAFT REPLY TO THE GERMAN

CONSULATE-GENERAL'S NOTE:

QUOTE SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN USUAL COURTESIES SQUARE BRACKETS END

AND HAS THE HONOUR TO STATE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO OBJECTIONS TO

THE VISIT OF THE GERMAN NUCLEAR SHIP QUOTE OTTO HAHN UNQUOTE ON THE

FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:-

(A) THAT THE OPERATIONAL ORDERS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT,

TOGETHER WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS LAID DOWN IN THE HONG KONG NUSAFE

ORDERS, WILL BE FOLLOWED IN ALL PARTICULARS:

(B) THAT THE TERMS OF THE FEDERAL GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY'S NOTE, OF 16 OCTOBER 1976 TO HBM EMBASSY, BONN, APPLY TO THE VISIT OF THE

QUOTE OTTO HAHN UNQUOTE TO HONG KONG IN CASE OF ANY CLAIMS ARISING

FROM THE VISIT:

(C) THAT THE GKSS WOULD GUARANTEE TO REPAY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR ANY EXPENSES WHICH MIGHT BE INCURRED IF, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT WERE NECESSARY FOR A MONITORING TEAM TO FLY OUT TO

HONG KONG FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM:

(D) THAT GKSS WOULD UNDERTAKE NOT TO ISSUE ANY PUBLICITY ABOUT THE VISIT, WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

INFORMATION SERVICES: AND

(E) THAT AT LEAST ONE MONTH'S NOTICE WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE HONG

KONG GOVERNMENT OF THE PRECISE DATES FOR THE VISIT OF THE QUOTE

OTTO HAHN UNQUOTE.

SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN USUAL CLOSING COURTESIES SQUARE BRACKETS

END UNQUOTE

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