TNAG-0147-FCO40-183-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 7

CYPHER CAT.A.

PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NO 872

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ACA.

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

17 NOVEMBER 1969

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341

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[ NEUTRAL]

ADDRESSED FCO AS MYTELNO. 872 OF 17TH NOVEMBER RFI UKMIS GENEVA,

TOKYO, OTTAWA, SEOUL, WASHINGTON AND THE HAGUE (FOR JORDAN)

TEXTILES,

ON 15TH NOVEMBER IMURA, JAPANESE CONSUL, INFORMED MILLS OF THE

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF THE FORTHCOMING CONSULTATIONS

WITH THE UNITED STATES. HE MADE EXACTLY THE SAME POINTS AS

RECORDED IN S. OF S. TELEGRAM TO TOKYO 688 (WRICH PLEASE COPY

TO THE HAGUE FOR JORDAN). THURA, IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION FROM MILLS, SAID THAT THE DATE AND PLACE OF THE TALKS HAD BEEN CHOSEN

DELIBERATELY TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON SATO WHEN HE VISITS

WASHINGTON ON 19TH MOVEMBER. MILLS ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE

JAPANESE REPLY TO THE UNITED STATES.

IMURA HEDGED AND HINTED

THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO PASS A COPY OVER SINCE IT CONTAINED

OTHER MATTERS BESIDES TEXTILES.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO, OTTAWA, SEOUL,

WASHINGTON AND THE HAGUE,

SIR H.NORMAN WALKER

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION RECEIVED IN ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES DEPT.

AMERICAN DEPT.

F.BAST. DEPT.

H.K.DEPT.

REGISTRY No.51 17 NOV 1969

HKKG/306/1

CONFIDENTIAL

H.K.INTERNAT IONAL TRADE