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FI PEKING 0708452 FEB 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCC

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 201 OF 7TH FEB 34

HKK040/10

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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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HONG KONG TELNOS 271 AND 272: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORY THE CM 4/2

PAPER ON SHIPPING

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1. OUR COMMENTS ON THE TEXT IN SECOND TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:

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(E) PARAGRAPH 1: THE FIRST SENTENCE COULD PERHAPS BE FEDRAFTED TO READ : ...OPERATE SHIPS WORLDWIDE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF

GOODS AND PASSENGERS TO AND FROM ALL OTHER PORTS INCLUDING THOSE

IN OTHER PARTS OF CHINA AND TO PARTICIPATE ...''

(C) PARAGRAPH 3: WE SEE NO REASON WHY CURRENT PRACTICE CONCERNING SOVBLOC VESSELS HEED BE ALTERED (PARAGRAPH 5(3) OF

FIRST TUR).

(D) PARAGRAPH 5: WE THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME ADVANTAGE 11.

SPECIFYING THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA IN COOPERATICH WOULD

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEKING THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE

VARIOUS CONVENTIONS TO THE SAR. THE MCRE WE CAN RUE IN THAT

THE CHINESE WILL NEED OUR HELP, THE BETTER.

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