TNAG-2309-FCO40-3347-International-Convention-for-Safe-Containers-1972-extension--1991 — Page 14

RESTRICTED

ZCZC

RESTRICTED

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO

OF 270845Z JUNE 91

PRIORITY

INFO ROUTINE

HAMILTON

(not to Hamilton)

YOUR TELNO 1988 AND MY TELNO

1199.

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR

SAFE CONTAINERS

(For Hamilton: GMS Gwynn's

letter of 19 June

to Kelly refers)

*

1.

Hamilton

We stttt await the information from Bermuda mentioned in my tur? But you may find it helpful to have our views to date.

2. We agree that Article II(3) of the Convention indicates that only one ''administration'' is contemplated for each contracting

the term party. But we see no reason why we cannot interpret broadly so as to encompass all parts of the government both in the UK and in the dependent territories to which the Convention has been extended. This is a position we can defend to other contracting parties: for practical purposes it matters only that they know where to address their applications for approval.

3. It would seem, therefore, that we could extend the

drawing Convention to Hong Kong by your following up local regulations on the model of the Bermuda freight containers (safety convention) regulations 1986 and by our sending a notification to the Secretary-General of the IMO. The latter might include information about the address of the section of Hong Kong

( This is what we did in

The case 51 Bermuda: capy

by fax to Richardson ESB

MUKAOF/RS

HKD

ESB)

P A MAJOR

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