PP TOKYO
GR 75
PP TOKYO
GR 60
CYPHER/CAT A
NO DISCE
ION
Hrik 2/4
FED HKIOD
261
has seen
FM DTI 24132ØZ
LAST
EFF.
(250)
CONFIDENTIAL
Сори
Ms. Huard Prese
Coper 240
TO PRIORITY TOKYO TELEGRAM NO. CREDA 492 OF 24 OCTOBER.
10
TRED
25x
HONG KONG RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT.
YOUR CREDA 306 OF 19 OCTOBER.
WE ARE KEEPING BOTH POSSIBILITIES IN MIND BUT ARE GIVING FIRST
PRIORITY TO AN ANGLO-ITALIAN LINK-UP WHICH IS BEING PURSUED
VIGOROUSLY AT THIS END. ONLY IF THE ANGLO-ITALIAN NEGOTIATIONS
FAILED WOULD WE APPROACH THE JAPANESE. GLAVES-SMITH SPOKE TO FELL
BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE AND FELL AGREED THAT THE TIMING FOR AN APPROACH
TO THE JAPANESE DURING HIS VISIT IN TOKYO WOULD BE WRONG.
DOUGLAS-HOME
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