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CYPHER/CAT A

PRIORITY HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

114,

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 714

11 SEPTEMBER 1969

CONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL/

AND TOKYO.

ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 714 OF 11 SEPTEMBER RFI OTTAWA

YOUR TELEGRAM 593 TO JORDAN.

CANADIAN/JAPANESE TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS.

WE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY THE SAME INFORMATION FROM THE CANADIANS. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM CANADIANS THAT JAPANESE HAVE AGREED TO RESUME TALKS IN OTTAWA IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEIR FORTHCOMING

DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON.

2. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF, AS A GENERAL RULE, I MIGHT BE CONSULTED BEFORE UNDERTAKINGS ARE GIVEN TO REVEAL OUTCOME OF HONG KONG NEGOTIATIONS IN THIS FIELD AS SITUATIONS COULD ARISE WHERE THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE IN KEEPING IT CONFIDENTIAL. WE ARE IN ANY CASE NONE TOO SURE HOW FAR WE SHOULD TRUST THE JAPANESE IN THESE MATTERS.

3. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADIANS HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLETED. DETAILS ARE BEING TELEGRAPHED IN A SEPARATE TELEGRAM. WE SHALL ALSO INFORM THE

JAPANESE HERE.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO OTTAWA AND TOKYO.

SIR D. TRENCH

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[REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

H.K.D.

COMMODITIES D.

CONFIDENTIAL

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL TRADE

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51

11 SEP 1969

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