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TELNO 787
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
6 OCTOBER 1969
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ADDRESSED F C O TELNO 787 OF 6 OCTOBER R F I UKMIS GENEVA (FOR
JONES) WASHINGTON (FOR HERMANN) SEOUL, TOKYO AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FOR SEGLRS [SIC])
U.S. REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ON M M F AND WOOL TEXTILES
MY TELEGRAM 781 AND WASHINGTON TELEGRAM 64 TO ME.
1 AGREE WITH THE ADVICE CONTAINED IN WASHINGTON TELEGRAM 64 TO ME
WITH TWO RESERVATIONS:
1) AN EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS ANY OTHER MATTER WITHOUT COMMITMENT (PARA 2) FOLLOWING AN OFFER TO DISCUSS INJURY, OR THE THREAT THEREOF BY SPECIFIC PRODUCTS, COULD POSSIBLY BE MISREPRESTENTED BY THE AMERICANS, AND MISCONSTRUED BY OUR FRIENDS AS WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER A COMPREHENSIVE BILATERAL AGREEMENT.
(11) I DO NOT THINK THE U.S. CONSUL GENERAL PRESENTED A ''CASE'' AND I SEE SOME DANGER IN CONCEDING AT THIS STAGE THAT HE DID
(PARA, 3)
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
-7 OCT 1969
HILIL 6/304/1
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