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Hong Kong
The Department understands from the Tokyo Embassy (Wilton) that the Japanese MFA appears to have some legal problems about Hong Kong's status in the GATT and Hong Kong travel documentation. It is not clear to the Embassy or to the Department what is the precise nature of these difficul-
It would be helpful if you could ask Owada what their problems are and it may be that the best way to resolve them would be in subsequent correspondence between you and him.
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Paul Fifoot Legal Advisers
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