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PRIORITY
CRATER CAT' A
INN 1315302
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PRIORITY FCO TELMO 774 OF 13 AUGUST
MY TPT: PROPOSED VISIT OF NS OTTO MAHN
1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF DRAFT NOTE:--
MENIZE/SHE/
1. IN THE CASE OF NUCLEAR DAMAGES TO. PERSONS OR PROPERTY ANISING OUT OF A MUCLEAR INCIDENT ON BOARD HÖSÜ PPOTTO HAHN?', CLAIMANTS
H.S. MILL. DE ABLE TO PROCEED IN THE COURTS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE GERMAN ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF DECLADER 2230, 1959 AS AMENDED BY THE LAW OF DECEMBER 19TH, 1975, IRRESPECTIVE OF WIDE THE NUCLEAR INCIDENT OR THE NUCLEAR DAMAGE HAVE TAKEN PLACED
2. THE ABOVE MENTIONED RIGHTS OF CLAIMANTG EXIST INDEPENDENTLY OF WHETHER THE CONVENTION OF THE LIABILITY OF OPERATORS OF NUCLEAR SHIPS (BRUSSELS 25 MAY 1962) HAS HITERNATIONALLY GNTERED INTO FORCE OR WHETHER THE STATE OF WHICH THE CLAIMANT IS A NATIONAL HAS BECOME A PARTY TO THE CONVENTION, SINCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION HAVE BEEN INCLUDED INTO GERMAN NATIONAL LAW, 2. IT IS NOT TO BE EXPECTED THAT THE LUGAL POSITION OF POSSIBLE
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CLATANTS MIGHT BE RETROACTIVELY WORSENED BY CHANGES OF THE LAW
INGE 17 18 IMPOSSIBLE GOMORALLY IN GERMAN LAW TO AFFECT ADVERSELY PRIVATE VESTED RICHTO TOUGH ACTS COVERED DY PUBLIC LAV,
EXISITING CLAIMS FOR DAMZOES APE PROTECTED BY THE GUARANTEE TO
KROPERTY RIGHTS OF ARTICLE 24 GRUNDGEDETZ.
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4. THE OPERATOR OF B.O. PPOTTO HAIN??) THE GESELLSCHAFT. FUER KERNENERG) EVERWERTUNG IN SCHITPEAU DAD SCHIFFAHRT M.D.AD, THE
SHARES OF MINCH ARE IT! THEIR VAST MAJORITY HELD BY THE FODERAL REPUBLIC OF COMANY, HAS ASSURED THIS MINISTRY DY A LETTER DATED AUGUST 5TH, 1976) THAT IT WILL ERING NO ACTION OF RECOURSE FOR
A NUCLEAR DAMAGE IN THE SENGE OF ARTICLE 1 OF THE DRUSSELS.
CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SHIPS WHICH IS OP CONCERN TO THE UNITED
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