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4. WHILE THEREFORE I AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE LINE PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NUMBER 882, I WOULD EMPHASISE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HEADING THE AMERICANS OFF. I DOUBT FOR EXAMPLE WHETHER THEY WOULD ACCEPT A REFERENCE OF THE MATTER TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS COMMITTEE. MY GUESS IS THAT THEY WOULD REGARD THIS AS STALLING. ON THE OTHER HAND, AS SIR E. MELVILLE HAS ALREADY EXPLAINED TO YOU, THE U.S. MISSION HERE ARE ENCOURAGING US TO TAKE A FORTHRIGHT LINE IN EXPLAIN- ING OUR POINT OF VIEW TO MR. STANS ON GATT ISSUES GENERALLY.
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5. JONES IS TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY AS REGARDS HONG. KONG.
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