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(III) PRESS THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION (THE UN BODY BASED IN LONDON) TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE. DTP WILL APPROACH THE IMO SECRETARY GENERAL TO OBTAIN HIS VIEWS ON POSSIBLE INITIATIVES.
(IV) EXPLORE THE IDEA OF NON-MILITARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY MAJOR MARITIME NATIONS TO COASTAL STATES AFFECTED BY PIRACY.
(V) ENCOURAGE BRITISH SHIPOWNERS TO TAKE MEASURES TO INCREASE THEIR OWN SECURITY AWARENESS. DTP WILL BE ISSUING A GENERAL NOTICE TO BRITISH SHIPPING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
(VI) ASK YOU, JAKARTA AND SINGAPORE TO APPROACH HOST GOVERNMENTS IN AN INTERROGATIVE RATHER THAN PRESCRIPTIVE WAY.
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PLEASE NOW TELL YOUR HOST 'GOVERNMENT THAT WE WOULD WELCOME A DIALOGUE WITH THEM ABOUT PIRACY. IN PARTICULAR, WE
WISH TO KNOW:-
(A) THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM AS THEY SEE IT.
(B) SUGGESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE AS TO HOW THEY AND OTHER STATES SHOULD BEST ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.
(C) WHETHER THEY WOULD FAVOUR INITIATIVES IN THE IMO AS THE BEST WAY FORWARD.
(D) THEIR VIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME BUREAU.
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FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION NOW TO OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. ONCE WE HAVE CONSULTED OTHER MARITIME NATIONS AND THE IMO WE WILL BE BETTER PLACED TO ASSESS WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE. BUT WE WOULD IN ANY CASE FAVOUR A CONCERTED RATHER THAN AN INDIVIDUAL APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM.
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YOU WILL ALSO WISH TO BE AWARE THAT THE OECD MARITIME TRANSPORT COMMITTEE (NOW CHAIRED BY DTP) HAS BEGUN AN INFORMAL DIALOGUE ON SHIPPING WITH THE DYNAMIC ASIAN ECONOMIES. AT A RECENT MEETING HONG KONG, KOREA, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN AND THAILAND ATTENDED. MALAYSIA DID NOT. WE SEE ADVANTAGE IN THE UK SEEKING TO ENGAGE MALAYSIA IN THE OECD DIALOGUE EVEN THOUGH OECD IS MUCH MORE CONCERNED WITH
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