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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2364

OF 210729Z SEPTEMBER 92

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

YRTELNO 1209: MARPOL ANNEX III

1. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS IN PARAS 2 AND 4 OF TUR AND WILL INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE SPEAKING NOTE.

2. WE AGREE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION IN PARA 3 OF TUR, BUT PARA 6 OF THE SPEAKING NOTE WAS ORIGINALLY DERIVED FROM ARTICLES 14(3) AND 5(4) OF THE CONVENTION RESPECTIVELY.

3. WE PLAN TO HAND OVER THE SPEAKING NOTE ON 2 OCTOBER UNLESS WE HEAR FROM YOU TO THE CONTRARY.

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