PRC, SRI LANKA AGREE ON SHIPPING TAX EXEMPTION

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• Publication Date: April 22, 1975
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PRO, SRI LANKA AGREE ON SHIPPING TAX EXEMPTION
Peking NCNA in English 1613 GMT 19 Apr 75 OW
[Text] Colombo, April 18, 1975 (HSINHUA)--in order to further promote the joint
shipping service between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the People's Republic of China,
letters providing for mutual exemption from income and other taxes on freight
earnings by vessels of China and Sri Lanka in their ports were exchanged at a ceremony
here today by Sri Lanka Minister of Shipping P. G. B. Kalugalle and Chinese
Ambassador to Sri Lanka Huang Ming-ta.
The China-Sri Lanka joint shipping service, which was established in 1972, has
developed constantly. The mutual exemption from taxes would further promote the
relations of friendship and cooperation and joint shipping service between_thhee
countries.
CONTINUING REPORTAGE ON LAW OF SEA CONFERENCE
Soviet Draft Text Rapped
Peking NCNA in English 2237 GMT 18 Apr 75 OW
[Text] Geneva, April 17, 1975 (HSINHUA)--The draft text on marine scientific research
advanced by the Soviet Union and other countries was discussed at plenary meetings
of the Third Committee of the 3d United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea on
April 10 and 17. Representatives of a number of countries pointed out in their
speeches that many articles of the draft text are detrimental to the sovereignty and
security of the coastal states and serve the interests of the marine powers. Therefore,
the draft text is unacceptable.
The Soviet draft stipulates that scientific research in the economic zone unrelated to
exploration and exploitation of resources can be conducted with advance "notification"
to a coastal state. This aroused opposition from many countries including Pakistan,
Algeria, Nigeria, Kenya, Albania, China, Yugoslavia, Chile and Canada. The Pakistan
representative said that this would deprive the coastal state of basic jurisdiction
over its economic zone. The Pakistan and Nigerian representatives both emphasized that
consent from a coastal state must be obtained before scientific research may be
conducted in waters under its jurisdiction, because this has to do with its sovereignty
and security.
The Algerian representative said that the Soviet draft only set obligations for the
coastal states without defining their due rights. As is well known, the developing
countries are unable to conduct scientific research in the off-shore waters of the
developed countries. The draft affirms such factual inequality.
The representative of Kenya said that he found it difficult to accept that an outside
state could have jurisdiction in matters which were within the national jurisdiction
of another state.
The Albanian renraq.-ntative said that it is the right of a coastal state to exercise
full control over marine scion- .'esearch conducted by other states within its
territorial waters, as well as within its exclusive economic zone and continental
shelf.
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[Text] Peking, April 21, 1975 (HSINHUA)--Chinese Vice-Premier Chi Teng-kuei con-
tinued talks with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Leo Tindemans here
this afternoon. to.
PRC, BELGIUM SIGN MARITIME, CIVIL AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS
[Text] Peking, April 20, 1975 (HSINHUA)--A maritime agreement and an agreement
relating to civil air transport between the Government of the People's Republic of
China and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium were signed in Peking today.
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Belg n'rime Minister Leo Tindemans and Madame Tindemans and Chinese Vice-Premier
Chi Tdig-kugi were present at the signing ceremony.
Chinese Forign Minister Chiao Kuan-hua and Belgian Foreign Minister Renaat Van
Elslande signed the agreements on behalf of their respective governments.
Present at the signing ceremony on the Belgian side were members of Prime Minister
Tindemanst party including Madame Van Elslande, Jacques Groothaert and Madame
Groothaert, Eduard Grandry, Jan Grauls, Jan Robert Vanden Bloock, Marc Defossez
and Jean-Paul Van Bellinghen.
Present at the signing ceremony on the Chinese side were Vice-Foreign Minister
Ho Ying; Vice-Minister of Communications Yu Mei; director-general of the General
Administration of Civil Aviation of China Ma Jen-hui and Chinese Ambassador to
Belgium Li Lien-pi.
Peking NCNA in English 1619 GMT 19 Apr 75 OW
[Text] Peking, April 19, 1975 (HSINHUA)--With a view to strengthening the friendly
relations between China and Greece and promoting trade, Chinese Minister of Foreign
Trade Li Chiang and Greek Ambassador to China Nikolaos Katapodhis, on behalf of their
respective governments, exchanged notes here today to confirm the agreement reached
between the two countries on the registration of trade marks on a reciprocal basis.
[Text] Hanoi, April 20, 1975 (HSINHUA)--The protocol of the 17th meeting of the
China-Vietnam border railway was signed here yesterday. Lo Chiang, leader of the
Chinese railway delegation, and Ha Dang An, leader of the Vietnamese railway
delegation signed the protocol.
The meeting began on April 8. Phan Trong Tue, vice-premier of the Vietnamese
Government, received all members of the Chinese delegation and congratulated them on
the success of the meeting.
During its stay here the Chinese railway delegation visited Hanoi and Quang Ninh.
The delegation left here by train for home today.
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The Chinese representative painted out that this provision in the Soviet draft
actually nullifies toe jurisdiction of the coastal states over marine scientific
research. The Soviet proposition, he noted, gives the superpowers a free hand to carry
out all furtive activities under the pretext of scientific research. He reaffirmed
that in order to safeguard their state sovereignty and security and defend their
national economic interests, numerous Third World and other countries have maintained
that marine scientific research conducted in the sea area under the national
jurisdiction of a coastal state must obtain the prior consent of the coastal state
concerned. This is entirely reasonable. The provision in the Soviet draft, he said,
imposes obligations on the coastal states, thus encroaching upon their sovereignty
and independence.
The so-called "freedom of scientific research" stipulated in the Soviet draft was also
opposed by many developing countries. The Algerian representative said that the draft
fully ignores the just proposition put forward by a great number of the small and
medium-sized countries and still insists on the so-called "freedom of scientific
research" on the high seas, completely disregarding the role of the international
machinery to be set up soon. The developing countries, he added, strongly demand
that a new international economic order be established. The draft should not confirm
the unjust old international economic order.
The Albanian representative pointed out that the Soviet draft permits so-called
"freedom of scientific research". This only means that the two superpowers, the
United States and the Soviet Union, have the freedom to make strategic studies and
plunder the resources of other countries and to carry out their aggressive and
hegemonic policies.
The Chinese representative said that his delegation strongly maintains that marine
scientific research conducted in the international sea area shall be subjected to
appropriate regulation by the international regime and the international machinery
which are to be set up.
The Brazilian representative exposed the fictitiousness of so-called marine scientific
research for "peaceful purposes" as the draft has claimed. He said that the draft
stipulates for "the freedom of (marine) scientific research" on the high seas, but
this does not conform to the principle that the high seas are the common wealth of
hank ind .
The Indian representative said that with respect to the possible abuse of research
facilities, the Soviet proposal did not state what would happen should the coastal
state determine that the facilities were being used for other than peaceful purposes.
If such a situation arose, the coastal state should be able to take action against
tth offender either by suspending the research or by expelling the offender from
the area under its jurisdiction.
Peking NCNA in English 2033 GMT 20 Apr 75 OW
[Text] Geneva, April 19, 1975 (HSINHUA)--The third session of the 3d United Nations
Conference on the Law of the Sea held its first plenary meeting here yesterday after
a month's group discussions at the first, second and third committees.
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Representatives of many doveloping countries expressed discontent with L'b.rrr -e1ot?,
progress of the conference. They pointed out that obstacles have come the
superpowers. They strongly demanded that a new regime of the lat?r of. the ;:ea should
be worked out on the basis of equal footing and extensive consultations.
People take note of the fact that since the present session began on "?arch 17, the
two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, have resorted to all threats
and pressure trying to impose their hegemonist views on others so as to continue their
domination and monopoly of the sea.
The Albanian representative noted that the two superpowers, the United States and the
Soviet Union, by various manoeuvres obstructed the session from making progress in
efforts to safeguard their political, military and economic interests and serve their
policies of aggression and expansion for world hegemony and domination over the sea.
He said that the two superpowers opposed the open examination of the key problems of
the sea law and made efforts to seek a "solution" without the knowledge of the con-
ference, in order that the overwhelming majority of the participating countries have
to accept the fait accompli.
The Chinese representative pointed out that compelled by the situation, the super-
powers sometimes changed their tactics at the session. While professing their
readiness to "negotiate", they remained adamant in their positions on issues of
substance. He told the meeting that the superpower which claims to be "the natural
ally of the developing countries", continued to assert that the exclusive economic
zone is part of the high sea. It insisted on the "freedom of scientific research"
and the "freedom of navigation" in the exclusive economic zone of other states. It
wanted to have "freedom of navigation" even in straits lying within the territorial
sea of other states and opposed innocent passage. The other superpower took a
similar stand. It declared that if no agreement is reached, it threatens to start
unilateral exploitation of the seabed resources. All these worn-out lingoes serve
one purpose of maintaining the old law of the sea and pressing for marine hegemony,
the Chinese representative said.
The representative of Ireland opposed any unilateral action on exploitation of the
resources of the seabed and ocean floor before an agreement on this was reached at
the sea law conference. He pointed out that states and persons should refrain from
all activities of such exploitations pending the establishment of a new regime on
exploitation of the resources of the area of seabed and ocean floor and subsoil
thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. He urged that a decision be
made at the present session accordingly.
The representative of Guatemala said, there were so many disputed questions at the
session, this is because some powers were expanding on the sea and seeking hegemony
there. Their attempts must be frustrated, he said.
Representatives of Venezuela and Tanzania also pointed out that the session must not
work under a certain kind of pressure. They opposed any unilateral action.
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Representatives of Mexico, Venezuela, Iran, Tanzania, Romania, China and other
countries shared t1 h(, that extensive consultali_ons on the basis of equality should
be held with representatives of all countri.ea by the committees of. the conference
rahile they were drafting a unified text .for consu.Ltation. During the discussions on
territorial sea, continental shelf, economic zones and other important questions of
.substance, all states should have the right of equal
participation and the interests
of the developing countries must be fully ;respected and considered. It would never do
Cor a few people to draft the text privately and then impose it
on others.
Representatives of Algeria,, Afghaojstan, Yui,as,avia, Guinea, and Tunisia also
atressed that the Pressure and threat of certain powers must be rejected.
The U.S. and Soviet representatives also spoke at the meeting. The Soviet repre-
sentative asserted that concrete agreement;. on the problem of economic zone can only
be reached in consideration of "the profit of parties concerned". Therefore, there
was need of mutual "understanding" and "compromise". Ile; called for a so-called
package solution, which is exactly what the United States has been -,eekizng,
In reply to the speeches of the U.S. and Soviet re; resentati.ves, the Peruvian delegate
pointed out that the old system of the law of sea served colonialism and hegemonism
as well as aggressive actions of marine hogemonisrr. Ile said that today, the marine
powers still. tried stubbornly to defend their attitudes from and, change; but, the
work for a new system of the law of spa- has become a trend of history
'f"ne delegate of r'cuaclor sai..c3.z The representative of a big power talked about his
countr+7's favour of "understrlndi.n. " and "compromise", but it was precisely this power
which had made no concrete concession on the issues of strait and economic zone. The
slow progress of the conference was exactly due to what the marine powers h,ad done
to maintain their vested intorests. he added,
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[Text] Peking, April 73,, 1975 (TSIMNA)-.-.pf late, the Soviet revisionists have been
treat ang obstacles in the supply of fuel.. too Czechoslovakia; bringing difficulties to
oho litter's natiornal, economy,
With its rich coal deposi. s, C ?echoslova,kin is traditionally a coal, producer. Before
the 160's, its fuel and power industry relied almost entirely on home-produced coal.
Czechoslovakia Is also one of the European count-'?ie:s with the richest uranium deposits.
.By means of what they call "international division of labour", "specialization. in
production" and "economic integration" wi.thi, the Council for Mutual Economic
.Assistance, the Soviet revisionist , have fully controlled the minin
u:r~anirzm. ~? a ~: r of Czechoslovak
~.esult, C,ohasle,=rat it is deprived of its own strategical material and
energy resource.
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Coal mining in Czechoslovakia is also subjected to restrictions, and production in
the 1970's has actually declined. Coal output in 1974 was 3 percent le:;; than in
1971. The use of coal as fuel for heat energy including electricity has dropped
gradually, whereas the consumption of oil and natural gas, both imported from the
Soviet Union, has more than doubled since 1965.
Coal has also been replaced gradually by oil and natural gas as raw material in the
chemical idustry. In this way, Czechoslovakia has become, in a large measure,
dependent on the Soviet Union in fuel and power.
Almost all the oil and natural gas imported by Czechoslovakia during the 1960's came
from the Soviet Union. Soviet oil and natural gas output was behind plan in each
of the past few years. Beginning in 1967, the growth rate of oil output almost
every year lagged behind that of oil consumption. The Soviet revisionist leading
clique, however, continued to greatly increase oil and natural gas exports to the
West in exchange for Western capital and equipment.
To shift their economic difficulties onto others, the Soviet revisionists have been
reluctant to meet the needs of Czechoslovakia and other East European countries in
oil and natural gas. In 1973 they even failed to supply Czechoslovakia with the
quota of oil specified by contract. In 1974, the Soviet Union agreed only to supply
Czechoslovakia with 14 million tons of oil, 12 percent less than the need of the
latter.
In "coordination" with the next 5-year plan beginning 1976, Czechoslovakia's original
plan for importing oil and natural gas from the Soviet Union was rejected by Moscow.
Czechoslovak newspapers disclosed that in the light of the results of the
Czechoslovak-Soviet talks, Czechoslovakia has to slow down its fuel imports in the
next 5 years. Consequently, the growth rate of oil imports for the next 5-year
plan (1976-1980) is estimated to be only half that of the present 5-year plan
(1971-1975). Meanwhile, the growth rate of natural gas imports will also be greatly
reduced.
Whether or not Czechoslovakia can import what it needs in accordance with the
reduced plan will depend on the successful solution to its participation in the
exploitation of the Orenburg natural gas resources in the Soviet Union. Referring
to this state of affairs, the Czechoslovak journal SITET HOSPOAARSTVI said in its
February issue that the consumption of primary fuel-power resources over every
5-year plan period in Czechoslovakia increased by about one-fourth, but in the
present circumstances, "only an increase of about 15 percent can be considered"
over the next 5-year plan period. Therefore, the next 5-year plan will be
Czechoslovakia's "most difficult period" in fuel.
The Soviet revisionists first monopolized fuel supply to make Czechoslovakia
dependent on them; now they restrict fuel supply to shift their economic difficulties
onto Czechoslovakia. This is the truth about the Soviet revisionists' "inter-
national cooperation" with their East European "fraternal countries".
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