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MDLOAN 5058

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CONFIDENTIAL

求

MKC175/2

EIVED IN REGISTRY

- 2 DEC 1987

DESK OFFICER

REGISTRY

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

TOP COPY @ DIST ?

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 3153

OF 011645Z DECEMBER 87

INFO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING

107

YOUR TELNO 4542 MO

SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE

CHINESE NOTES TO QUOTE

1.

WE HAVE NOW SEEN THE NOTE FROM THE

UN COMMUNICATING THE TEXTS OF THE UK AND

TREATY SERVICES OF MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND OF

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED UNQUOTE. WE STILL DO NOT

KNOW WHETHER THE IMO SECRETARIAT EVER RECEIVED A COPY. BUT WE

IMAGINE THEY MUST HAVE DONE. FOR THE RECORD DTP WILL MAKE SOME

LOW KEY ENQUIRIES.

2. IN

FOR ANY

ANY EVENT WE AGREE THAT THERE IS NO NEED

DISREGARD

HOWE

FURTHER ACTION. GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF UKMIS COULD

INSTRUCTIONS IN PARA 1 OF OUR TELNO 3137 TO HONG KONG.

YYYY

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DISTRIBUTION

27

HONG KONG AGREEMENT RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH (FE)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR EGGAR

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

HD/PUSD

ADDITIONAL

3

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR F WALL

N N N N

SPD/DTP