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I. Пустой
5 do not recall Creda No. 216
11 SEP 1969.
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GROUPS.350A
1/23/10.
289
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129 in America sup
11/9
правитск Hong Kong dept FE'D Commodities
NO COPES MADE
WONFO 827/10
CYPHER/CAT A
ROUTINE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA 324
CONFIDENTIAL.
TO BOARD OF TRADE
(20%)
9 SEPTEMBER, 1969. rel
PERSCHAL FOR CAREY FROM RIDLEY (MIDGLEY IS ON LEAVE).. YOUR CREDA NO. 216.
286)
ORDINARILY EXCHANGES OF VIEWS WITH THE AMERICANS ON TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST ARE WORTH HAVING, EVEN IF THERE IS NOT MUCH NEW TO BE SAID. BUT IN THE PRESENT SITUATION 1 AN INCLINED TO THINK THAT IT COULD GIVE COMFORT TO STANS, NCMMER AND THEIR FELLOW PROTECTION- ISTS IF YOU APPEARED ACTIVELY TO BE SEEKING TALKS. AS FAR AS WE KNOW THE DEPARTIENT OF COMMERCE, WITH THE CONSENT (PUT PROBABLY NOT. THE FULL COMMITRENT) OF THE PRESIDENT, ARE STILL HOPING SOMEHOW TO BULLY CR CAJULE THE ASIATIC TEXTILE EXPORTING COUNTRIES INTO COMPREHENSIVE RESTRAINT ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT BRINGING DOWN ON THE U.S. THE WIDER CONSEQUENCES OF WHICH WE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTS HAVE WARNED THEM. THE WILL NO DOUBT HAVE ANGTHER GO AT THE JAPANESE DURING THE FACT-FINDIN DISCUSSIONS HERE NEXT WEEK AND MAY WELL FEEL OBLIGED, IF ONLY FOR TH SAKE OF DOMESTIC APPEARANCES, ALGO TO RAIS THE MATTER IN THE CATT COTTON TEXTILES COMMITTEE. BUT THEY MUST BY NOW BE FINDING THE GOING VERY HEAVY. WHILST THEY WILL STILL NOT EASILY BE DISCOURAGED I THINK THAT ANYTHING WHICH THEY COULD (HOWEVER WISHFULLY) TAKE AS ENCOURAGE- PENT WOULD BE VERY WELCOME TO THEM.
2. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CAN BE IN NO DOUBT ABOUT H.M.G, 'S POSITION ON BEHALF OF BOTH THE U.K. AND HONG KONG. WE WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO STRENGTHEN THAT IMPRESSION BY REPEATING IT, AND MIGHT POSSIBLY IRRITATE BY OVER-EMPHASIS THOSE IN THE ADMINISTRATION WHO SYMPATHISE WITH OUR ARGUMENTS. EXPLORATORY TALKS ON ANY OTHER BASIS, ON THE OTHER HAND, WOULD RUN THE RISK OF BCING INTERPRETED (OR TWISTED) BY PEOPLE LIKE NEHMER AS A SIGN THAT H.M.G. WERE CONTEMPLATING ÇOMING TO TERNS. IN ANY CAER
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