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CONFIDENTIAL.
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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 5 OF 23/4
INFO TO FCO WASHINGTON TOKYO AND UKMIS GENEVA FOR JONES.
FOLLOWING FROM JORDAN.
TEXTILES AND PRFERENCES.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 27 APK 1971
HKKG/1
I MET HARADA (DG, INTERNATIONAL DE BUREAU OF MITI), WHO CLAIMS
TO HAVE MUCH INFLUENCE WITH MIYAZAWA, YESTERDAY. I EXPLAINED
OUR POSITION, THAT WHILE WE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER
RESTRAINT ON SIMILAR BASIS TO JAPANESE, IF APPROACHED,
(A) WE HAD HAD NO APPROACH FROM THE AMERICANS FOR A LONG TIME:
(B) WE HAD CONCLUDED A COTTON AGREEMENT RUNNING INTO
1973, UNLIKE THE JAPANESE WHOSE COTTON AGREEMENT EXPIRES
THE DAY BEFORE THE NEW RESTRAINT STARTS:
(C) WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE GPS.
2. SO FAR AS THE GPS WAS CONCERNED, I EMPHASISED
AGAIN THAT WE SOUGHT NO NEW ADVANTAGE BUT ONLY TO AVOID
DAMAGING DISCRIMINATION AND CONFIRMED, WHEN HARADA ASKED,
THAT WE DID NOT THEREFORE IND MUCH IF ANY PRODUCT WAS
TOTALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCHEME. I MENTIONED THE EEC
AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE US AND MR SATO'S RECENT STATEMENT IN
THE DIET. HERADA SAID AGAIN THAT IF WE WERE INCLUDED THE
LIST OF EXCLUDED PRODUCTS WOULD HAVE TO BE MUCH LONGER.
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I PRESSED HIM HARD FOR A MEETING TO DISCUSS JAPANESE CONCERN
LOVER PARTICULAR PRODUCTS, REFERRING TO OUR PREVIOUS REQUESTS,
HE SAID HE WAS IN FAVOUR - 'PERSONALLY". I THINK
WE SHOULD TRY AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT MAY COME TO NOTHING. /3.
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I TOLD