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3. HE WAS NOT TO BE DRAWN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE TEXTILE
PROBLEM FORMING PART OF A PACKAGE TO BE AGREED DURING MR.
SATO'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON. HE DID HOWEVER AGREE THAT A LARGE
SECTION OF THE JAPANESE PRESS WERE URGING THAT THE PROGRAMME OF
LIBERALISATION SHOULD BE ACCELERATED AND SAID THAT THIS WAS
A WELCOME CHANGE, AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS WAS CONCERNED.
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