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Mr

Afsarton

YOUR TELNO 824 : HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO IMO

1.

FCO AND DTP OFFICIALS AGAIN DISCUSSED QUESTION OF

ACCREDITATION OF HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO IMO WITH

MENSAH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL IN THE MARGINS OF IMO

MEETING LAST WEEK.

2. MENSAH, WHO AGAIN CONFIRMED HIS BELIEF THAT THE GOVERNOR

SHOULD SIGN THE CREDENTIALS, REMAINS OF THE VIEW THAT AS : (A)

HMG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF HONG

KONG (ARTICLE 8 OF IMO CONVENTION) : AND

(B) HMG HAS UNTIL NOW SUBMITTED ALL PREVIOUS LETTERS OF

CREDENTIALS FOR HONG KONG OFFICIALS

THE IMO WOULD WISH TO HAVE SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THESE FACTS

SOMEWHERE IN THE ACCREDITATION PAPERS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS

COULD EITHER BE DONE BY :

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(A) SOME FORM OF WORDS BEING INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE

GOVERNOR'S LETTER - WHICH WOULD BE SENT DIRECT TO THE SECRETARY

GENERAL : IN ORDER TO AVOID SUGGESTION THAT GOVERNOR WAS

ACTING ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE S OF S THIS COULD SIMPLY BE

QUOTE THIS LETTER IS BEING FORWARDED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE

FCO UNQUOTE : OR

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