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APPROACH BY THE JAPANESE.

4. IF, AS WE ASSUME, THE JAPANESE REJECT THE NEW PROPOSAL IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL NEXT BE ANOTHER ROUND OF INTER-AGENCY DISCUSSION HERE, WITH ALL EXCEPT COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ARGUING FOR THE QUOTE SELECTIVE UNQUOTE (1.E. ITEM BY ITEM) APPROACH, AND THE PRESIDENT STILL BEING UNCOMMITTED TO PARTICULAR SOLUTIONS.

5. THOUGH IN THE EVENT THE AMERICANS MAY ASK AT GENEVA FOR A C.T.A. EXTENSION THIS IS NOT THEIR PRESENT THINKING. THEY APPEAR

TO HOPE THAT OTHER ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE PUT IN TRAIN BEFORE

THEN.

F.C.O. PASS HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, UKDEL BRUSSELS, TOKYO, SEOUL.

MR. FREEMAN.

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED].

[COPY PASSED TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

BY ADR.].

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION:

COMMODITIES DEPT

HONG KONG DEPT

AMERICAN DEPT

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