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PRIORITY UK MISSION GENEVA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
19 NOVEMBER 1969
TELNO. 634
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YOUR TELNO. 688 TO TOKYO TEXTILES.
THE U S/JAPANESE TALKS HAVE STARTED BUT BOTH SIDES ARE HOLDING THEIR CARDS CLOSE, AND WE HAVE SO FAR GOT NO CLEAR INDICATION OF HOW MATTERS ARE PROGRESSING. I HAVE ASKED TO SEE NAKAYAMA- EARLY ON 20 NOVEMBER AND WILL REPORT AGAIN BY TELEGRAM THEREAFTER.
2. LONG HELD A RESTRICTED INFORMAL MEETING ON 17 NOVEMBER (NOTE BY BAG) MAINLY IT SEEMED TO REPEAT, DESPITE HIS TRIP TO JAPAN, HIS VIEW THAT GATT SHOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN THIS TEXTILE PROBLEM (SEE MY LETTER OF 22 OCTOBER TO GOLDSMITH), OURSELVES APART ONLY THE EEC, CANADA AND DENMARK WERE PRESENT AND HAD LITTLE TO CONTRIBUTE. BUT WE AGREED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE SAME CIRCLE ON 24 NOVEMBER TO TAKE STOCK. LONG FOR OBVIOUS REASONS IS ANXIOUS TO KEEP THESE DISCUSSIONS AWAY FROM THE EARS OF THE AMERICANS AND JAPANESE.
ADVANCE COPY TO HUGHES, B.O.T.
SIR E. MELVILLE
[ADVANCE COPY SENT TO BOARD OF TRADE] -
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES DEFT. AMERICAN DEPT. F. EAST. DEFT. HONG KONG DEPT
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 17 NOV 1969
HILK 6/304/1
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