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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, TOKYO, UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON
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OUR TELNO 609, TOKYO TELNO 615, NEW DELHI TELNO 820 AND HONG KONG
TELNO 1698: HONG KONG AND GATT
1.
WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE TONE OF MATSUURA'S REMARKS AS
REPORTED IN HONG KONG TUR BUT WE STILL THINK IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO
REINFORCE THE MESSAGE GIVEN TO THE JAPANESE BY THE GOVERNOR BY
SPEAKING TO THEM ALONG THE SAME LINES HERE. WE ALSO THINK UKMIS
GENEVA SHOULD TAKE PARALLEL ACTION.
2.
WE THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF WE AND THE CHINESE WERE TO
ACT IN HARMONY. WE NOTE (PARA 5 OF UKMIS TELNO 278) THAT THE
JAPANESE INTENDED TO REGISTER THEIR RESERVATION WITH THE CHINESE
AND WE IMAGINE THAT IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO THEY WILL BE
DOING SO SOON. WE WOULD THEREFORE LIKE YOU TO APPROACH THE
CHINESE ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
'REFER TO THE JAPANESE RESPONSE: IMAGINE THAT THE CHINESE
HAD RECEIVED A SIMILAR RESPONSE. THE JAPANESE POSITION UNHELPFUL AND, IN OUR VIEW, UNFOUNDED. GOVERNOR
OF HONG KONG THEREFORE TOOK OPPORTUNITY OF RECENT VISIT
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