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Cotton Textiles: Japan
moro as sus:prised as Kr hitchand to see (in Genova) da legran No.256 of 7th Octoler,
I doubt whet er I can throw much light on this incident. As you know, Nishiwaki and Kawasaki care to soe re, at their urgent request, or 4th October to make it plain, on instructions from Tokyo, that reporte in the Japanese press to the eff et that the Japanese might do a deal with the Americans on textiles, in return for a concession on Okinava, vere unfounded. This communication was clearly add:cased to a number of Govermente because, in reading out the relevant section of the tale, ram, Biohiwaki usod the oteck formil about sukin, it clear to
tia Cov raont to viich you e acoredited".
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nines of Cl2 has ready told you that the Japanese press report is an accurate reflection of that I anis in reply that we opposed to comp.shensive bilateral restraints in principle and that we hoped that the Japanese would not waivor in their op: ouition to the American demands, or, if they did waiver for rɛacong vhic!. we would reg rê ao understandable and heru I referved explicitly to kinave - I hoped they would let us know in advance, sinos me as ached importance to keeping in step with
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I assume that ...E laineo did not take a note of the meeting. I id not myself, but as i Lold you a tervands, I took the opportunity of a general run over the ground, indicuting that the tile could come when ve siyht h vị to devise pono (logCLUZO for letting the Lericans off the hook on widch ti ey had empalled themselves, but explaining the difficulties we saw in the various solutions Which Lavýbeen discussed between us. The purpose, of course, was to set our resolve to pursue a liberal policy within the cundines of the problem with slich we vore faced.
I doubt if there is much we can say to Tokyo. My impression is that a section of Japanese opinion might like to reach agreement with the Americans on the textile issue in exchange for a deal on Okinawa, Nishiwaki told me that the Japanese Government have to face an election next year and that deal on Okinawa would put them in a strong position vis-a-vis public opinion. On the other hand
On the other hand, they see all the disadvantages which ould be involved in a concession on textiles and my impression is that they azo prop.red to hold out against being tempted on this one. One way they could do this, in facing critics at homo, is to emphasise that they ac not, að br has said, alone in resisting no joan demands for comprehensive restrainta.
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own view is tunt, while it is embarrassing (especially to me) thật we have at:ributed to us an initiative which the Japanese the selves have taken, the delibe. ate leak and there cm Lo no doubt but that this vas a leak - can have done no harm and might possibly do a good deal of good. It shows and this was confi med at the dinner rich the Japanese 'mbassador gave
ugene Melville and the British delegation - that the Japanese attach importance to the links which a e being established belmook us. o at ach a imilar importance to these links und ve believe it the \ricana' tank will be made that much more difficult by the publicity which is being given to then.
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AR DUNKLET (CRE)
S, SERWARI, Ind. 1 Div.,
14/19/89
hitehead (200), Carter (FCO),
I TOLS (CR2), Kies Welch (1.1)