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4. THE AMERICANS SAY THEY ARE UNCERTAIN HOW FAR THE JAPANESE WILL

GO. IN A FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH RIDLEY, KATZ, WHILST REJECTING

THE POSSIBILITY OF RESTRAINTS LIMITED TO ONE OR TWO PRODUCTS, HAS

SPOKEN OF GOING INTO THE MEETING WITHOUT PRECONCEPTIONS AND OF

AVOIDING BEING TIED TO WORDS LIKE QUOTE SELECTIVE UNQUOTE AND

QUOTE COMPREHENSIVE UN UOTE. NEHMER, ON THE OTHER HAND,

THE OTHER HAND, CONTINUES

TO SAY THAT ONLY A COMPREHENSIVE BILATERAL WILL. DO.

5. SEEM FROM HERE IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE CLOSEST

POSSIBLE CONTACT IN GENEVA WITH THE JAPANESE, WHO ARE BOUND TO BE

UNDER VERY HEAVY RESSURE UNTIL MR. SATO LEAVES WASHINGTON CN 21

NOVEMBER.

FCO PASS UKMIS GENEVA, TOKYO, HONG KONG, SEOUL, AND SAVING TO

UKDEL 0.E.C.D.

MR. FREEMAN

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

'ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES DEPT.

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TRADE

F. EAST. DEPT.

HONG KONG DEPT.

AMERICAN DEPT.

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