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EN CLAIR
IMMEDIATE TOKYO TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELKO 240
14 MAY, 1969
UNCLASSIFIED
[NEUTRAL]
ADD SD TO FCO TELNO 243 OF 14 MAY RFI HONG KONG (IMMEDIATE),
WASHINGTON, UKDEL BRUSSELS, UKMIS GENEVA, SEOUL AND
SAVING TO PARIS, BONN, ROME, BERNE, BRUSSELS AND THE HAGUE.
MY TEL NO 236.
STANS.
US TEXTILE IMPORTS.
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STANS LEFT FOR SEOUL YESTERDAY.
HE HAD HELD SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, FINANCE AND AGRICULTURE
AND CALLED ON THE JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER.
2. AT HIS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE STANS EXPRESSED HIS DISAPPOINTMENT
AT JAPANS COMPLETE REJECTION OF US PROPOSALS FOR VOLUNTARY
RESTRAINT OF TEXTILE EXPORTS.
HE ADDED THAT JAPANESE OPPOSITION MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR
THE US TO PURSUE ITS INITIAL INTENTION TO BRING
UP THE TEXTILE PROBLEM AT GATT IN JUNE.
HE SAID THAT THE US DID NOT INTEND TO REDUCE IMPORTS
FROM JAPAN, BUT MERELY TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY TEXTILE MARKET,
BUT IF AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT TO IMPOSE VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT WAS NOT FORTHCOMING, PRESSURE WAS SURE TO INCREASE IN CONGRESS FOR UNILATERAL IMPOSITION OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS.RECEIVED IN
THE US HAD NO INTENTION OF BARGAINING AWAY ITS PROPOSALS ON TEXTILES FOR CONCESSIONS IN OTHER FIELDS.
REGISTRYH:.51
15 MAY 1969
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