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3. It was generally agreed that while we could not
avoid discussion of Hong Kong during any visit made
by Mr. Trezise we should beware of allowing Hong Kong
to be used "as a pattern".
4.
Mr. Stewart said he thought it was important that
we should talk soon to the Japanese about their present
policy on textiles, and Mr. Hughes said he would be
lunching with Mr. Wada sometime before Easter. It was
agreed however that, in order not to compromise
Mr. Trezise's position in not telling the Department
of Commerce about his intentions regarding textiles
discussions, it would be dangerous for us to mention
the possibility of his visit to either the Japanese
or the EEC. It was also agreed that it would probably
be better at this stage not to tell the Japanese in
detail about the Prime Minister's message to the
President in case this got back to the Americans and
they became suspicious of "ganging up".
5.
However, Mr. Hughes said that he thought we should
try to reach some agreement in Whitehall about the next
steps regarding textiles before any meetings with
Mr. Trezise, and Mr. Dunnett undertook to circulate
some notes on this.
Commodities Department
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, S.W.1.
13 March, 1970
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