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CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER CAT A

TOKYO TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

PRIORITY

TELNO 413

CONFIDENTIAL

/NEUTRAL/

76

24 JULY 1969

YOUR TELNO 841 TO NEW DELHI/: TEXTILE STATEMENT.

THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAVE ASKED WHETHER THE

TERMINATION OF THE QUOTE EXISTING GENERAL QUOTA SYSTEM UNQUOTE

DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH SIX OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WILL

ALSO MEAN THE END OF JAPANESE VOLUNTARY EXPORT CONTROL ON COTTON

TEXTILES TO BRITAIN. WE SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS A MATTER WHICH

COULD BEST BE RAISED WITH YOU BY THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN LONDON.

2. WE ASSUME THAT THIS SUBJECT IS LIKELY TO COME UP IN THE

TRADE TALKS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR

GUIDANCE ON WHAT WE SHOULD SAY IF, AS SEEMS PROBABLE, THE

JAPANESE RETURN TO THE SUBJECT HERE.

FCO PLEASE PASS COPY TO C.R.E., BOARD OF TRADE.

SIR J. PILCHER

COPIED TO C.R.E. BOARD OF TRADE/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

COMMODITIES D.

LAST

GF.

IRC

#EXT

REF.

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No.1

28 JUL 1969

CONFIDENTIAL

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