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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 77% OF 13 AUGUST

MYˇIPT: PROPOSED VISIT OF NS OTTO MAHN

1. FOLLOWING 13 TEXT OF DRAFT NOTE:

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1. IN THE CASE OF NUCLEAR DAHA. SO TO PERSONS ON PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF A KUUCLEAR 150RLIT ON BOARD HUS. PPOTTO MAM**,

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WILL. DE ABLE TO PROCEED 13 THE COUNTS OF THE GEDARRAL REPULIC OF GERMANY IN ACCORDANES VITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE GERMAN ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF DECEMBER 2230, 1949 AS MENDED BY THE LAW OF DECEMBER 1974, 1975, IRRESPECTIVE OF MINE THE MUGLEAR INCIDENT OR THE NUCLEAR DAMAGE HAVE TAKCH PLACE,

2. THE ABOVE MENTIONED RIGHTS OF CLAIMMITS EXYST INDEPENDENTLY OF WHETHER THE CONVENTION OF THE LIACILITY OF OPERATONS OF NUCLEAR SHIPS (BRUSSELS 25 MAY 1960) HAS HITERUATIONALLY ENTERED INTO FORCE OR WHETHER THE CYANTK OF MUCH THE CLAIMANT IS A NATIONAL MAO VECOME A PARTY TO THE CONVENTION, CINCE THE PROVISION OF

\IVENTION HAVE BEEN FIICLUBED INTO GERMAN NATIONAL. LAUG 2. IT IS NOT TO BE EXPECTED THAT THE LEGAL FOSITION OF POGSIMLE CLAIMANTS BICHT BE RETRACTIVELY WORSED LY CHANDER OF THE LAV SINCH 17 18 IMPOSSIBLE SCHIRALLY IN GERMAN LAW TO AVTACT ADVERSELY PRIVATE VESTED RICHTS THROUGH ACTS GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAV, EXISITING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES APE PROTECTED BY THE GUARANTEE TO PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ARTICLE 24 GMUNDJAVETA,

4. THE OPERATOR OF 1.6. FOTTO MAIN??) THE GESELLSCHAFT -FUER KERNENERGBEVERWERTUNG 1: SCHIFA.NG UND SCHIPFAIRT H.D., HE SHARES OF WICH ARE TI! THEIR VALT MAJOR "VY HALD BY THE FODIRM. REPUBLIC OF CORRANY,, HAS ASCURLD THIS CHRISTWY BY A LETTER DATED AUGUST STII, 1970, THAT IT WILL CRING NO ACTION OF RECOURSE FOR A NUCLEAR DAMAGE IN THE SENCE OF ANTHOLE 1 OF THE BRUSSELS, CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR SHIPS WHICH IS OF CONCERN TO THE UNITED

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