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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TO TOKYO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 837
21 DECEMBER 1973 (TPD)
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ADDRESSED TO TOKYO TELEGRAM NUMBER 837 OF 21 DECEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON, UKDEL EEC, UKMIS GENEVA, UKDEL CECD, GOVERNOR HONG KONG,
YOUR TEL NO 898: GENERALISED PREFERENCES AND HONG KONG.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE HARADA'S COMMENTS ON DEPENDENT
TERRITORIES WITH THOSE OF ENDO. THE LATTER INFORMED US BY TELEPHONE THAT THE JAPANESE HAD DECIDED TO INCLUDE QUOTE DEPENDENCIES AND TERRITORIES UNQUOTE AS BENEFICIARIES UNDER THEIR OFFER, EXCEPT FOR HONG KONG, ON WHICH THEIR POSITION WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. 2. THE INFORMATION WHICH WE ARE GIVING ENDO IS, AT HIS REQUEST, ONLY IN RESPECT OF THOSE TERRITORIES WHICH THE JAPANESE ARE PRESUMABLY READY TO INCLUDE AT THIS STAGE AND DOES NOT, REPEAT NOT INCLUDE DETAILS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG,
3. WITH REGARD TO HONG KONG TELNO 862 TO FCO, COPIED TO YOU, WE SEE NO OBJECTION TO THE VISIT OF HONG KONG OFFICIALS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2, AND YOU MAY NOW WISH TO SUGGEST THIS TO THE JAPANESE.
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