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3. HIRAHA SAID THAT IT WAS NO GOOD THE JAPANESE GOING ON DEMANDING
FURTHER STATISTICS PROVING INJURY. THIS WOULD GET THEM NOWHERE. THE
AMERICAN STATISTICS DID NOT PROVE INJURY ALTHOUGH THEY DID INDICATE
A POSSIBLE THREAT IN CERTAIN ITEMS. IF THE JAPANESE WERE TO OFFER
SOME FORM OF RESTRAINT ON THESE LATTER ITEMS NO DOUBT THE AMERICANS
WOULD THEN BRING FORWARD FURTHER PROOF OF THREAT OF INJURY.
4. HIRAHA STRESSED THAT THE TEXTILE ISSUE WAS ESSENTIALLY A BILATERAL
U.S./JAPANESE QUESTION AT THIS STAGE. THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THE
U.S. WOULD NOT AGREE TO ANY MULTILATERAL MEETING UNTIL THEY WERE
SURE OF JAPAN'S POSITION. OF COURSE OTHER COUNTRIES, KOREA, TAIWAN
AND HONG KONG, WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT IN AT A LATER STAGE.
F C O PASS ALL INFORMATION ADDRESSEES
SIR J. PILCHER
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
FAR EASTERN DEPT
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION
HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AMERICAN DEPT
HONG KONG DEPT
COMMODITIES DEPT
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MR. R.GOLDSMITH, B.O.T.
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