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TELEGRAM NUMBER 732 OF 29 AUGUST.
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1. ACTION TAKEN WITH THE FOREIGN TRADE TRANSPORTATION CORPOR-
ATOKN. GAO ZHUFENG GAVE A PERSONAL WELCOME TO THE IDEA, AND WE
ARE NOW TAKING FORMAL FOLLOW-UP ACTION WITH THE MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN TRADE.
2. THE MACHINERY CONTROLLING SHIPPING IN THIS COUNTRY IS
BYZANTINE.
BUT, SINCE THIS IS A VISIT BY SHIP OWNERS GAO THOUGHT
IT LIKELY THAT THE CORPORATION WOULD BE THE FORMAL HOST. OTHER
ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED WILL PROBABLY BE THE MINISTRIES OF COMMUNI-
CATION AND FOREIGN TRADE AND ALSO COSCO.
3. WE AGREE THAT THE MISSION COULD WELL BE HEADED BY A SENIOR
OFFICE HOLDER OF THE GCBS. IF IT IS TO CARRY ANY CLOUT IT MUST
HAVE A SENIOR LEADER. WE AGREE ALSO THAT A DOT OFFICIAL MIGHT
WELL ACCOMPANY (THOUGH EMBASSY INVOLVEMENT WOULD EQUALLY WELL SIGNIFY HMG'S SUPPORT). WHETHER HE COULD HAVE MEANINGFUL TALKS
ON THE MARITIAN AGREEMENT WILL DEPEND ON PROGRESS ON THE HONG
KONG POINT DEALT WITH IN MY TL OF 13 AUGUST TO MORLAND.
GAO ZHUFENG INDICATED THAT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE
HAD SUGGESTED TO THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT ANY UNDER-
STANDING ON ACCESS OF CARGOES MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN THE MARITIME
AGREEMENT. IN VIEW OF THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS WE DO NOT THINK
THAT THIS AMOUNTS TO ANY SORT OF AGREEMENT THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN UNDERSTANDING, BUT IT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE NEGOTIATION. GROPOZ
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