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TOKYO TO BOARD OF TRADE
TELNO CREDA 256
UNCLASSIFIED
[NEUTRAL]
7 OCTOBER 1969
ADDSD TO BOARD CF TRADE CREDA NO 256 OF 7 OCTOBER RFI TO WASHINGTON UKMIS, GENEVA, HONG KONG.
MY TEL NO CREDA 251.
TEXTILES.
(NOT TO ALL).
A REPORT IN THE EVENING EDITION OF THE NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN ON 6 OCTOBER QUOTES JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SOURCES AS SAYING THAT AN APPROACH HAD BEEN MADE THROUGH THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN LONDON TO THE EFFECT THAT QUOTE BECAUSE THE BRITISH GOVERT OPPOSED THE AMERICAN PROPOSALS FOR AN OVERALL AGREEMENT FOR VOLUNTARY SELF - RESTRAINT ON WOOL AND M.M.F. EXPORTS TO THE U.S. THE BRITISH GOVT HOPE THAT THE JAPANESE GOVT WOULD ALSO MAKE CLEAR THEIR OPPOSITION UNQUOTE.
THE ARTICLE GOES ON TO SAY THAT QUOTE BECAUSE OF RECENT SIGNS OF A WEAKENING IN THE JAPANESE POSITION BRITAIN HAS SCUNDED
OUT THE JAPANESE GOVT S VIEWS AND REQUESTED THAT JAPAN MAINTAINS HER OPPOSITION TO THE U.S. REQUESTS UNQUOTE.
THE HEADLINE SAYS QUOTE BRITAIN SUGGESTS A JOINT STRUGGLE UNQUOTE AGAINST THE U.S. PROPOSALS.
FCO PASS UKMIS GENEVA.
SIR J. PILCHER
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TRADE POLICY DEPT.
F. EAST. DEPT.
NEWS DEPT.
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
-SOCT 1969
HKKG/304/1
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