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6. I SHALL REPORT ON MONDAY. IF ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT IS SAID BY THE AMERICANS IN RESPONSE TO THE HONG KONG NOTE OF 8 OCTOBER, HOWEVER, THE NEXT IMPORTANT MOVE IS PROBABLY IN FURTHER BILATERAL DEALINGS BETWEEN THE AMERICANS AND THE JAPANESE. DURING THIS WEEK'S GENEVA MEETING WE AND THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE PLAIN TO THE JAPANESE DELEGATION HOW SERIOUS WOULD BE THE REPERCUSSIONS ON
THE POLICY OF OTHER COUNTRIES TOWARDS JAPAN OF ANY COMPREHENSIVE BILATERAL DEAL WITH THE AMERICANS ON NON COTTON TEXTILES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW STRONG THE JAPANESE DEFENCES REALLY ARE ON THIS BUT WE CAN PERHAPS HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY HINT OF A POSSIBLE GATT STUDY AND THE AMERICAN FIRST REACTION TO IT MAY ENABLE THEM TO HOLD OUT DURING MR SATO'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON NEXT MONTH.
F C O PASS TO WASHINGTON HONG KONG UKDEL BRUSSELS AND SAVING TO TOKYO OTTAWA AND NEW DELHI AND UKDEL OECD
SIR E. MELVILLE
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