3.
MIZOGUCHI SAID THAT JAPAN WOULD PROBABLY DE PREPARED
TO CONTINUE EXPORT CONTROL ON POLYESTER/COTTON SHIRTS PROVIDED
THAT THE PERMITTED AMOUNT WAS INCREASED. THE JAPANESE HAD
BEEN AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE CANADIANS SHOULD HAVE
BEEN INTERESTED IN EXTENDING VOLUNTARY EXPORT CONTROL TO ALL
MAN-MADE FIBRE SHIRTS WHEN THE LEVEL OF SUCH EXPORTS OTHER
THAN POLYESTER/COTTON WAS DECREASING: 66,90 DOZEN IN 1967,
55,333 DOZEN IN 1968. MIZOGUCHI THOUGHT THAT THE CANADIANS
MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREPARING THE WAY FOR THEIR REQUEST THAT
HONG KONG SHOULD LIMIT THEIR EXPORTS OF POLYESTER/POLYNOSIC
SHIRTS. HE WAS UNWILLING TO PREDICT THE FINAL JAPANESE REACTION
TO THE CANADIANS BUT HINTED STRONGLY THAT SINCE THIS WAS
NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR JAPAN IT WAS UNLIKELY TO PROVE A
STICKING POINT. HE TOO HOWEVER, WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THE SITUATION
IN VIEW OF STANS' INITIATIVE.
FCC PLEASE PASS OTTAA.
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COPIES TO:
(ACTION) (1) S. STEWART R554
(2) MR. TUMS
(3) MISS LACKITY
(4) IR. GOWERS (5) ER. HAINES (6) MISS WELCH
(0))) Me DUNNETT
8).. MR KEMMIS§
9) MRC.S. WHITEHEAD FC
FR. H. M. STEWART
AS PILCHER
SENT 0135Z 8 AUGUST 1969
RECD 34237 3 AUGUST 1969
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