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EN CLAIR
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TO 181
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
12 MARCH 1970
UNCLASSIFIED
/NEUTRAL/
ADDSD TO F C O TELNO 181 OF 12/3 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION
TO WASHINGTON, GENEVA
MY TELNO 156.
TEXTILES.
SEOUL, HONG KONG AND SAVING TO TAMSUL
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
нии в
6/304/1
ACCORDING TO REPORT IN THE NIHON KEIZAI (JAPANESE EQUIVALENT
OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES) OF 12 MARCH, YOUSHINO, THE JAPANESE
MINISTER IN WASHINGTON,HANDED OVER TO TREZISE ON 9 MARCH
AN AIDE MEMOIRE SETTING OUT THE LATEST JAPANESE POSITION
NIHON KEIZAI HAS PUBLISHED WHAT IT CLAIMS TO BE THE FULL
TEXT OF THIS AIDE MEMOIRE OF SOME FIVE FULL PAGES.
2. THE AIDE MEMOIRE, AFTER RESTATING THE BASIC JAPANESE POSITION MAKES INTER ALIA THE FOLLOWING POINTS, (A) THE JAPANESE GOVT CANNOT AGREE TO RESTRAINTS ON EXPORTS EXCEPT FOR ITEMS WHERE (1) SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED TO THE INDUSTRY AS A RESULT OF INCREASED IMPORTS(1.E.ONLY ON A SELECTIVE BASIS) 11) THE JAPANESE INDUSTRY IN QUESTION CAN BE CONVINCED OF
THE NEED FOR SUCH RESTRAINT (111) THE AGREEMENT OF OTHER
MAJOR EXPORTING COUNTRIES HAS BEEN OBTAINED.
SO,SUCH
(B) HOWEVER, EVEN SO, SUCH VOLUNTARY EXPORT CONTROLS AS MAY BE INTRODUCED UNDER (A) CAN ONLY BE REGARDED AS A TEMPORARY
MEASURE UNTIL ARTICLE 19 OF THE GATT HAS BEEN INVOKED.
WERE THE UNITED STATES TO INVOKE ARTICLE 19,JAPAN WOULD
OF COURSE RESERVED ITS RIGHTS UNDER THE GATT.
(C) THE JAPANESE GOVT, WHILE REJECTING ANY COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL S WOULD BE GLAD TO RECEIVE FROM THE AMERICAN GOVT IN THE CONTEXT
OF A SELECTIVE APPROACH SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION(E.G. ABOUT
PRODUCTION,IMPORTS,PRICES AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE RELEVANT
INDUSTRIES)
AND PROPOSES THE RE-OPENING OF THE PREPARATIORY MEETINGS IN
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