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Old 10-26-2007, 06:46 PM   #4
Crimson Ghost
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Originally Posted by orthodoc View Post
Mongolia may be landlocked and have no navy, but if it permits foreign ships to be registered under its flag that's obviously what the agreement is about. It's reminiscent of the oil tankers that used to be (still are?) registered to Liberia. If Mongolian registration is the new haven for those who want to evade inspection and regulation, this agreement makes sense.
Now that you put it that way....

I believe that the agreement is more of a preventative measure, before "person(s) of interest hostile to the US" begin registering under the Mongol flag.

I could be wrong, however....
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