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YOUR TELNO 096 AND OUR TELNO 083: HONG KONG REPRESENTATION AT
IMO
1.
LEGAL ADVISER HAS COMMENTED AS FOLLOWS ON THE ISSUE OF
CREDENTIALS FOR A HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVE (PARA 3 OF ANNEX TO
RESOLUTION A505 REFERS).
BEGINS
I ASSUME THAT HONG KONG WOULD EXPECT THE GOVERNOR TO BE
TREATED AS QUOTE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE IN RELATION TO AN
ASSOCIATE MEMBER AND I WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT IF IT IS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL. IF IT IS NOT, THEN I THINK
THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD NEED TO ISSUE THE CREDENTIALS.
ENDS
2.
WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN EARLY INDICATION OF YOUR
VIEWS ON THIS, SO THAT WE MAY IF NECESSARY APPROACH IMO ON AN
INFORMAL BASIS IN GOOD TIME.
HOWE
OCMIAN 0670
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DR WILSON
MR SLATER
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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR PLANT
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