CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER CAT A
TOKYO TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY
TELNO 413
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24 JULY 1969
YOUR TELNO 841 TO NEW DELHI/: TEXTILE STATEMENT.
THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAVE ASKED WHETHER THE
TERMINATION OF THE QUOTE EXISTING GENERAL QUOTA SYSTEM UNQUOTE
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH SIX OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WILL
ALSO MEAN THE END OF JAPANESE VOLUNTARY EXPORT CONTROL ON COTTON
TEXTILES TO BRITAIN. WE SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS A MATTER WHICH
COULD BEST BE RAISED WITH YOU BY THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN LONDON.
2. WE ASSUME THAT THIS SUBJECT IS LIKELY TO COME UP IN THE
TRADE TALKS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR
GUIDANCE ON WHAT WE SHOULD SAY IF, AS SEEMS PROBABLE, THE
JAPANESE RETURN TO THE SUBJECT HERE.
FCO PLEASE PASS COPY TO C.R.E., BOARD OF TRADE.
SIR J. PILCHER
COPIED TO C.R.E. BOARD OF TRADE/
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
COMMODITIES D.
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