Mr Pickles FED
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Hong Kong's inclusion in Japanese Preference Scheme:
Mr Royle's lunch with Japanese Ambassador
Further to our telephone conversation of this after- noon, I attach draft speaking notes for Mr Royle's use on this subject at his lunch tomorrow with the Japanese Ambassador. The notes go also to Hong Kong Dept. and I would appreciate Mr Kinnear's commenting to you direct by close of play today.
2. We think it most appropriate for Mr Royle to raise the subject, and indeed, when a personal message has just gone from the Secretary of State to Mr Aichi, any failure to mention it at occasions such as tomorrow's lunch would seem unusual.
3. In the light of Japanese reactions to Mr Royle's remarks at tomorrow's lunch, we shall then consider the kind of briefing required on this matter for his visit to Japan. Meanwhile, the basic background documents have been sent to you: Aide Memoire to Japanese on behal: of Hong Kong; telegram on interview with Hirahara, sub- mission covering the message to Mr Aichi; Jones' letter describing his lunch with Karuda. Incidentally, while Karuda may indeed be privy to Japanese thinking on the subject of Hong kong, we need not deduce that the com- ments described in Jones' letter represent official policy as opposed to personal guesswork.
C. Mr Kinnear, HKD
Mr Britten
Лиския Росшая
Michael Perceval
Trade Policy Dept
14 September 1970
Told Pickles
Pickles - no comment
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