CYPHER/ CAT A.
PRIORITY
HONG KONG.
TELEGRAM NUMBER 115.
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Ent Trade
disr
2
Hd Trade loe dir
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To:
Dept Hany Kay Pope.
AND C. 0.
19 FEBRUARY 1978.
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RECEIVED IN
LABY
REGISTRY No.51
REF.
23 FEB 1970
NEXI
REF
HKK6/204/1
CONFIDENTIAL
ADDRESSED FCO AS MYTEL. NO. 115 OF 19TH FEBRUARY RFI WASHINGTON,
TOKYO, SEOUL, TAMSUI, UKDEL EEC, UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG GOVERN-
MENT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TELEGRAM CREDA 23 TO TOKYO.
PARAGRAPH 1 OF TOKYO TELEGRAM CREDA 27 MENTIONED THAT THE JAPANESE
HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE U.S. HAVE PRESENTED THE EVIDENCE TO
ANYONE ELSE. THEY HAVE CERTAINLY NOT PRESENTED IT TO HONG KONG
AND WE ARE THEREFORE STILL IN THE POSITION THAT THE AMERICANS
HAVE NOT GIVEN US ANY EVIDENCE OF INJURY OR REAL THREAT OF INJURY
THAT WE COULD ACCEPT EITHER GENERALLY OR FOR ANY ONE ITEM.
2. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK IT SHOULD BE EMPHASISED
TO THE JAPANESE THAT THEY CANNOT EXPECT ANYONE TO AGREE TO THEIR
'MULTINATIONAL MEETING' NOR THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE GATT
TO MODIFY HIS VIEW ON HAVING A GATT MEETING ON THIS SUBJECT,
SO LONG AS NONE OF US HAS SEEN THIS MATERIAL.