CRS 307
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 827
OF 110937Z MAY 87
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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FCO PSE PASS INFO PRIORITY TO HKGO, LONDON FOR MARINE ADVISER
YOUR TELNO 433 AND MY TELNO 806 (NOT TO H*SO):
HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO HNO
1. PUGOTT TOOK ACTION WITH LIN ZHIYING ON 11 MAY AS INSTRUCTED IN FIRST TUR. HE PREFACED HIS SPEAKING REFER
FERRING TO THE EXCHANGES
WILSON HAD HAD WITH BOTH LIM AND WANG WEIYANG ON THIS SUBJECT ON 7 MAY, AS REPORTED IN SECOND TUR, EMPHASSING THAT WE PLANNED TO
SUBMIT THE CREDENTIALS VERY SOON SINCE HONG KONG'S IMO
REPRESENTATIVE WAS ALREADY IN LONDON. LIN TOOK NOTE, UNDERTOOK TO
REPORT AND SAID THAT HE HOPED TO GIVE US A FORMAL RESPONSE THIS WEEK
(SECOND TUR REFERS).
2. HAVING CONSULTED WANG VEIYANG, LIN RANG PIGOTT LATER ON 11 MAY AND ASKED IF WE UNTENDED TO TAKE ACTION ON THE IMO REPRESENTATIVE'S CREDENTIALS BEFORE WE HAD PROVIDED INFORMATION, AS REQUESTED, ON THE
PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUE OF CREDENTIALS TO ESCAP AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS. PIGOTT REPEATED THAT WE INTENDED TO ACT
VERY SOON ON IMO HE SAID THAT WE WERE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE
INFORMATION WHICH WANG HAD REQUESTED CONCERNING OTHER ORGANISATIONS,
BUT THAT IT WAS NOT OUR WISH TO HOLD UP TRANSMISSION OF THE MO
REPRESENTATIVE'S CREDENTIALS HINTIL WE HAD DONE THIS. LIN UNDERTOOK
TO REPORT.
COMMENT
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3. LIN (WHO IS NOT THE MFA OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR IMO MATTERSI WAS CLEARLY UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WOULLD BE CONTENT TO AWAIT
CHINESE COMMENTS FOLLOWING STUDYBY THE MEA OF WHATEVER ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL ON WMO AND ESCAP CREDENT BALS WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPLY.
WE HOPE THAT WE HAVE SUCEEDED IN GETTING HIM TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE
SEE NO DHRECT LINKAGE BETWEEN SECURING AGREEMENT ON THE IMO FORMAT AND PROVIDING FURTHER BACKGROUND DETAILS CONCERNING WMO AND ESCAP. WE SHALL PRESS AGAIN, IF NECESSARY, IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS FOR A
FORMAL RESPONSE.
EVANS
MINIMAL
HKD MAED YYYY
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