GRS 250
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DESKBY 2609 30 Z
HKK162/1
22 OCT 1980
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FM HONG KONG 260855Z SEPT
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1250 OF 26 SEPTEMBER
FOR MAED.
FOR WILLIAMSON.
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
2 SEP 1980
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REGISTRY Action Take
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Aw 26/0
YOUR TELNO 836 TO JEAFFRESON.
INTERNATIONAL OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION FUND.
WOOD'S LETTER DATED 26 AUGUST WAS NOT RECIEVED UNTIL 10 SEPTEMBER. IN ANY CASE, WE ARE SORRY IN NOT HAVING INFORMED YOU EARLIER THAT ENVIRONMENT BRANCH, NOT ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OIL POLLUTION MATTERS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT COLLINS' LETTER TO WOOD EXPLAINING THE POSITION WAS ONLY SENT ON 23 SEPTEMBER. 2. HOWEVER, WE HAVE OBTAINED THE FIGURES WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS, IN METRIC TONNES
SHELL
MOBIL
821,431
152,593
ESSO
2,104,341
HONG KONG DIL
142,752
INA OIL
10
CCHINA RESOURCES
334,079
CALTEX
268,596
PENINSULAR
219,328
3. GANTEN MET OIL CONTROL UNIT OF MARINE DEPARTMENT AND REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG KONG OIL IMPORTING COMPANIES. GANTEN EXPLAINED HISTORY AND WORKINGS OF THE FUND FOLLOWED BY QUESTION ANSWER SESSION ON RELATIVE MERITS OF THE FUND COMPARED WITH VOLUNTARY FUNDS IN EXISTENCE. THE MEETING WAS USEFUL IN HELPING OIL COMPANIES TO UNDERSTAND THE FUND. THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT MORE INFORMATION ON THE FUND SHOULD BE SUPPLIED GENERALLY.
4. DELAY IN SUPPLYING OIL RECEIPT FIGURES DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT AND EMBARRASSMENT CAUSED IS MUCH REGRETTED.
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