2
(D) IF IN THE COURSE OF DISCUSSIONS AT GENEVA THE AMERICAN
AUTHORITIES TRIES TO PROVE INJURY OR THREAT OF INJURY, FOR
INSTANCE, IN RELATION TO ITEMS WHERE IMPORTS ALREADY REPRESENT
A HIGH PROPORTION OF CONSUMPTION AND WHERE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
IN IMPORTS HAVE OCCURRED,THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES WILL LISTEN
SYMPATHETICALLY AND WOULD BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE INDIVIDUAL
PROBLEMS MORE DEEPLY
(E) IF THE AMERICAN GOVT WERE TO ACTIVATE THE TARIFF COMMITTEE
AND HOLD HEARINGS ON SPECIFIC ITEMS TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED
INJURY OR THREAT OF INJURY TO SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES, AT WHICH
ALL THE INTERESTED PARTIES COULD EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, THE JAPANESE
GOVT WOULD BE PREPARED TO RESPECT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE THE CONCLUSION
HOF THESE HEARINGS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMERICAN GOVT.
(F) HOWEVER, THE JAPANESE GOVET ADHERES TO THE VIEW THAT A
MULTILATERAL CONFERENCE OF ALL EXPORTING COUNTRIES SHOULD
BE HELD UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE GATT IF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
UNITED STATES WERE TO BEGIN TO SHOW REAL SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
(G) IF UNDER (A) AND (B) EXPORT CONTROLS ARE ESTABLISHED
IN RELATION TO ANY PRODUCT,THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS MUST APPLY
-(1) THE PERIOD SHOULD BE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE AND EITHER
ONE YEAR FROM THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE NEW AMERICAN TRADE
ACT OR THE END OF 1971 WHICHEVER IS THE EARLIER, (11) THE
JAPANESE COVT CANNOT ACCEPT THAT CEILINGS SHOULD BE PLACED ON
JAPANESE EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THE AMERICAN
PROPOSAL ON CEILINGS WOULD LIMIT JAPANESE EXPORTS TO THEIR
PRESENT SHARE OF THE MARKET.
/(111) THERE
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