TNAG-0147-FCO40-183-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 144

CYPHER CAT A

CONFIDENTIAL

Us File

من

PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TEL NO 559

ONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL

29 OCTOBER 1969

ADDSD TO F C O TEL NO 559 OF 20 OCTOBER REPTD FOR INFMN TO

TOK YO WASHINGTON HONG KONG SEOUL AND OTTAWA .

TEXTILES: TOKYO TEL NO 616

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I WONDER WHETHER THE DESCRIPTION OF THE JAPANESE POSITION REPORTED

IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS IN FACT DIFFERENT FROM THAT SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2 292) OF TOKYO TEL NO 611 (WHICH IS OF COURSE CLOSE IN SUBSTANCE TO THE

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REPLY GIVEN BY HONG KONG TO THE AMERICANS BUT WITH MORE EMPHASIS ON MULTILATERAL DISCUSSION WITHIN THE GATT FRAMEWORK). NAKAYAMA HAS ASSURED ME THAT JAPAN'S RESPONSE WAS NOT INTENDED TO GO BEYOND WHAT HONG KONG HAD ALREADY SAID.

2. IT MAY THEREFORE WELL BE THAT THE AMERICAN INTERPRETATION CONTAINS AN ELEMENT OF WISHFUL THINKING AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO GIVE IT SUPPORT.

F C O PASS TO TOKYO WASHINGTON HONG KONG SEOUL AND OTTAWA

SIR E MELVILLE

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CONFIDENTIAL

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION HONG KONG: INT. TRADE

COPY TO:

MR. D.I. DUNNETT, B.O.T.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51

23 OCT 1969

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