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ROUTINE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2700
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TO: FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 6 OCTOBER, 1969.
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CONFIDENTIAL.
ADDSD TO F.C.0. TELEGRAM NUMBER 2700 OF 6 OCTOBER, REPEATED FOR
INFORMATION TO HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO AND TEL AVIV.
F.C.O. AND GENEVA PLEASE PASS TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 60 OF 2 OCTOBER TO HONG KONG (NOT TO TEL
AVIV): U.S. REQUESTS TO NEGOTIATE RESTRAINTS ON TEXTILE IMPORTS.
REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 4. ISRAELI EMBASSY CONFIRM THAT U.S. APPROACH
WAS MADE IN TEL AVIV. IT WAS ORAL ONLY AND APPARENTLY RESEMBLED
APPROACH TO HONG KONG IN CONTENT. THE EMBASSY SAY THAT NO ANSWER
HAS YET BEEN MADE AND NONE IS LIKELY UNTIL SOME TIME IN NOVEMBER
AFTER THE FORTHCOMING ISRAELI ELECTIONS.
2. IT IS HARD TO JUDGE FROM HERE WHETHER THE AMERICANS HAVE
ANY CHANCE OF BUYING ISRAELI COMPLIANCE WITH CONCESSIONS ON
SOME UNRELATED SUBJECT. (WE MUST ASSUME THAT THEY WILL TRY).
YOU MIGHT THINK IT WORTH WHILE CALLING ISRAELI ATTENTION, IN
TEL AVIV OR LONDON, TO THE DANGERS OF CONCEDING COMPREHENSIVE
RESTRAINTS WHERE NO INJURY HAS BEEN SHOWN.
F.C.O. PASS HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO AND TEL AVIV.
MR. FREEMAN.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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CONFIDENTIAL.
COPY TO: HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT OFFICE, 54 PALL MALL LONDON S.W.1.
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