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CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY TOKYO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 773
[NEUTRAL]
CONFIDENTIAL 213759Z
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
DATED 21 OCTOBER 1970.
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO.773
OF 21 OCTOBER 1970 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION PRIORITY TO HONG KONG, AND ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON AND UKDEL BRUSSELS.
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MY TELNO.768, HONG KONG TELNO.729 AND YOUR TELNO.730: GENERALISED
PREFERENCES.
THE JAPANESE ARE CLEARLY ON THE DEFENSIVE AND ARE USING
ANY MEANS THEY CAN TO AVOID A DISCUSSION ON THIS SUBJECT.
MUROYA, COUNSELLOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE BUREAU IN MITI
AND THE OFFICIAL PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM, IS
APPARENTLY TOO BUSY TO SEE US THIS WEEK AND LIM HAS THEREFORE
RETURNED TO HONG KONG. WE HAVE BEEN PROMISED AN APPOINTMENT
SOME TIME IN THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK AND WE SHALL PRESS
HARD TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES TAKE PLACE. THEY CLEARLY WISH
TO SHELTER BEHIND U.S. AND E.E.C. DECISIONS TO EXCLUDE HONG KONG.
MK 6/22
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