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YPHER/CAT A

CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY TOKYO

Textiles (MMF)

332

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 662

12 NOVEMBER 1969

CONFIDENTIAL

/NEUTRAL/

ADDRESSED TO F C O TELEGRAM NO 662 OF 12 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON, OTTAWA, UKMIS GENEVA, HONG KONG AND SEOUL

MY TELEGRAM NO 655:

TEXTILES.

REPORTS IN THE JAPANESE PRESS CONFIRM THAT THE JAPANESE ARE

PROPOSING BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMERICANS ON HOW AND

WHEN A MULTILATERAL MEETING MIGHT BE HELD. THE JAPANESE MINISTER

IN WASHINGTON MAY HAVE PROPOSED TO TREZISE ON 11 NOVEMBER THE

HOLDING OF SUCH A MEETING IN GENEVA LATER THIS WEEK.

F C O PASS ALL.

MR. ASHE

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES DEPT.

F.E.D.

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TRADE

HONG KONG DEPT.

AMERICAN DEPT.

NEWS DEPT.

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REGISTRY No.51 14 NOV 1969

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