PRODROME LONDON
MULTI ADDRESS CALL MOM
сле сери
HX3031 UKTRA DE
RR DT1
REGEL REGI
IN
RR FCO
RR TOKYO
RR ECGD
GRS 230
EN CLAIR
29 MAY 1974
HKK 21/2
LAST
the show of
NO DIST
Sent to DTI Duf K131 Copies to!
HELOD TRED FED FRD.
RE..
FM HONG KONG 090735Z
NEXT
RES
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ON
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UNCLASSIFIED
TO ROUTINE DTI TEL CREDA 33 OF 9 APR INFO FCO (FOR STUART HKIOD AND
CLOAKE EPD), TOKYO, AND ECGD (FOR COTTERILL).
DT I PLEASE PASS TO CRE 2 CMISS WELCH )
FOR ROYCE OPG FROM ASTON
MTS
REF MY CREDA 32
NOF
HONG KONG STANDARD TODAY CARRIES REPORT OF INTERVIEW WITH FINANCIAL
SECRETARY EXPRESSING SURPRISE THAT MITSUBISHI SPOKESMAN WAS REPORTED
TO HAVE SAID THAT QUESTION OF INFLATION WAS HIGH ON THE AGENDA OF
THE TOKYO TALKS.
FINANCIAL SECRETARY IS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT HE COULD NOT BELIEVE
THAT THIS WAS A CORRECT REPORT AND THOUGHT SPOKESMAN WAS PROBABLY
QUOTED OUT OF CONTEXT BECAUSE RISING COSTS WERE ONLY MENTIONED
IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE ITS
OWN DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS. INFLATION WAS NOT DISCUSSED AT ALL**
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