TNAG-0143-FCO40-179-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 60

CYPHER CAT A

PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA

TEL NO 219

CONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

1 APRIL 1969

ADDSD TO F C O TEL NO 210 OF 1 APRIL REPTD ROUTINE FOR INFMN TO WASHINGTON UKDEL BRUSSELS HONG KONG TOKYO AND SAVING TO UKDEL OECD PARIS THE HAGUE BONN BRUSSELS BERNE ROME AND PARIS

MY TEL NO 205. EUROPEAN TOUR OF THE US SECRETARY OF COMMERCE

AND TEXTILE RESTRAINTS

THE JAPANESE MISSION HAVE TELEPHONED ME TO SAY THAT, ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOKYO, THEIR AMBASSADOR SAW THE DIRECTOR GENERAL TODAY AND CONVEYED TO HIM THE MISGIVING OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY AT THE AMERICAN IDEAS ON TEXTILES AND THEIR STRONG OPPOSITION TO ANY PROPOSAL FOR A FORMAL MEETING IN GATT. NAKAYARA FORMED THE IMPRESSION THAT LONG'S ATTITUDE QUOTE WAS NOT VERY CLEAR UNQUOTE AND THE JAPANESE HOPED THAT OTHER INTERESTED CONTRACTING PARTIES MIGHT SPEAK ALONG SIMILAR LINES TO LONG QUOTE TO STIFFEN HIM UP UNQUOTE

2. WHILE THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE LINE FOR THE JAPANESE TO TAKE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT IT IS NECESSARILY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE ATTITUDE ADOPTED IN CONVERSATION WITH ME BY THE JAPANESE MINISTER AS REPORTED IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. TIME WILL SHOW

F CO PASS ROUTINE TO WASHINGTON UKDEL BRUSSELS HONG KONG TOKYO AND SAVING TO UKDEL OECD PARIS THE HAGUE BONN BRUSSELS BERNE

ROME AND PARIS

MR MARSHALL

INTERNATIONS TRADE DISTRIBUTION

POL. DEPT.

COMMODITIES DEPT.

H.K.D.

F.EAST. DIPT.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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KIVES 10.51

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