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CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 3137
OF 27163OZ NOVEMBER 87
AND TO PRIORITY UKMIS NEW YORK
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HKCOSA Q.DIST?
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
30 NOV 1987
YOUR TELNO 4479: IMO
1.
WITHIN
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SG OF THE IMO HAS NOT YET RECEIVED
THE NOTES FROM THE SG OF THE UN. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
THE IMO UNTIL HE DOES SO. THE FIRST STEP THEREFORE SHOULD BE TO
MAKE SOME ENQUIRIES AT THE UN SECRETARIAT AS TO WHEN THEY INTEND TO FORWARD THE NOTES TO THE IMO AND TO PROMPT THEM TO DO SO IF POSSIBLE. GRATEFUL IF UKMIS COULD TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION.
2.
AS REGARDS HANDLING THE ISSUE WITHIN THE IMO, THERE IS
NO ANNUAL REPORT TO WHICH THE NOTES COULD BE ATTACHED AND WE DOUBT WHETHER THE SG COULD BE PERSUADED TO HOLD ON TO THE NOTES, WITHOUT INFORMING MEMBERS, UNTIL A MORE GENERAL REPORT WAS IN THE OFFING. IN OUR VIEW THEREFORE THE BEST LOW KEY WAY WOULD BE FOR
THE SG OF THE IMO TO PUT OUT A CIRCULAR LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS
SIMPLY SETTING OUT THE TEXTS OF THE UK AND CHINESE NOTES FOR
THEIR INFORMATION. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE COULD APPROACH THE
SG OF THE IMO TO SUGGEST THIS COURSE OF ACTION TO HIM. BUT
BEFORE MAKING ANY SUCH APPROACH WE THINK WE SHOULD CONSULT THE CHINESE AS THE COURSE OF ACTION WE WOULD BE URGING ON THE SG
WOULD ENCOMPASS THE CHINESE NOTE. 3.
THERE IS ALSO JUST A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SG MAY FEEL
THAT HE SHOULD REPORT RECEIPT OF THE NOTES FIRST TO THE IMO COUNCIL WHICH NEXT MEETS IN JUNE 1988, BEFORE INFORMING THE WIDER MEMBERSHIP. ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF RAISING THE
PROFILE SLIGHTLY WE DO NOT THINK IT SHOULD BE A MATTER OF ANY
GREAT CONCERN.
GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS.
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