TNAG-0147-FCO40-183-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 139

ICO 15/413/3

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29 Ceptember, 1050 Honghoy lip.

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11.0. Destilo Innende

Stanley Nohmer hut asked me whether I know anything about reprosoatations widol li. Ovooland is reported to have made to the Japanese zuign Minister rocontly against entering into bilateral negotiations of cay bind with the United States on non-cotton textilco. Dtanicy would not reveal the source of the report' and asid ho did not know when or where the representations are supposed to have boca mado. . He linked the report, honover, with something Sir John Cowperthwaite sail to Lteng during their talk last week which made him wonder whether H.3.0. was trying to stop all negotiations with the United States.

2.

The reference to the Couperblavaite excliongo was a misunlorutending. Comportimoito mado como passing, and rather veiled, allusion to your offerts to restrain Hong Kong from consummating their dont with the CanadianS without taking full account of the possible repercussions on the United States. I should however to grateful if you could throw any light on the report about . Crosland,

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I told Stanley that I had no knowledge of such representations, which sounded r them unlikely in the terms in which he had described then. It von ¢2 cource no cocret that the principal ozporting countrico vero in communication witl. ouch other about the Amoedoen offorts to apply comprehensive restreinte to non-cotton textiles. But, as far as I knew, H.M.C. had never goid it was opposed to nosotiations of any kind. Wo were always ready to talk about cases of real dificulty if evidence of decago to a domostic industry were supplied. Our difficulties, as ho well Inow, stemmed from the Incntean iaciutonco on congrchonsivo restraints when no ely all the available evidence showed no economie justification for such extensive Leacured.

P. . Carey, cg., Doerd of trade.

Boj.,

5: H.A.H. Cortazzi, Esq.,

Tobyo

X.G. Bitten, Esq.,'

F.3.0.

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