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3. WE ALSO WONDER WHETHER, IN VIEW OF WHITEHEAD'S (TOKYO) LETTER
020/15 OF 26 SEPTEMBER TO ROBIN MCLAREN THE TIME HAS NOT COME TO TAKE THE JAPANESE A LITTLE MORE INTO OUR CONFIDENCE. THEY HAVE
FREQUENT CONTACTS WITH THE CHINESE AND VERY STRONG INTERESTS IN
HONG KONG. APART FROM THE NEW JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG,
THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT MINISTER HERE WITH WHOM WE HAVE GOOD CON-
TACTS. I DO NOT THINK THAT WE SHOULD NECESSARILY TELL THEM
EVERYTHING THAT WE TELL THE AMERICANS, BUT I THINK THAT THEY
SHOULD PROBABLY BE GIVEN A FAIRLY PRIVILEGED BRIEFING.
SIGNED...
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SIR P CRADDOCK