TNAG-1661-FCO40-2309-Hong-Kong-localisation-of-shipping-legislation-1987 — Page 38

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OCMIAN 1373

CONFIDENTIAL

OO PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO PEKIN

071130Z AUG

GRS 149

CONFIDENTIAL

TOP COPY Q DIST ?

71373

HKC 175/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

10 AUG 1987

95.

DESK OFFICER INDEX

RE:

PA

Action Taken

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELNO

709

OF 071130Z AUGUST 87

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

93

HONG KONG TELNO 2965: HONG KONG AND THE IMO

1.

ON REFLECTION WE AGREE WITH HONG KONG'S COMMENTS IN TUR. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD NOW REPEAT TO THE CHINESE THE POINTS MADE BY PIGOTT ON 29 JULY SAYING YOU ARE NOW DOING SO ON INSTRUCTIONS. YOU SHOULD ALSO PROPOSE THAT BOTH SIDES SHOULD HAND THE TWO NOTES TO THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BY THE END OF AUGUST, BEARING IN MIND THE ADVICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF IMO THAT WE SHOULD DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2-

IT MAY BE THAT THE CHINESE WILL THEMSELVES RECALL THE

A GREEMENT REACHED AT JLG IV. IN THAT CASE WE SHOULD WISH YOU TO

S PEAK AS IN PARA 2 OF OUR TELNO 703, UNLESS YOU SEE STRONG

OBJECTION.

G LENARTHUR

OCMIAN 1373

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

HD/FED

PS/MR EGGAR

RES DEPT(FE)

MR MCLAREN

DEP/HD.PUSD

MR CILLMORE

COPIES TO: MR FIFOOT

LEGAL ADVISERS

Confidential

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