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4. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT COME UP ON EITHER SIDE DURING MY CONVERSATION WITH MR, HOGEN, ANOTHER GENERAL POINT WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER

MIGHT LIKE TO RAISE WITH MR. SATO IS INCREASING UNITED STATES PROTECTIONISM. MR. SATO WILL BE DISCUSSING THE TEXTILES PROBLEM

WITH PRESIDENT NIXON WHILE HE IS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER MIGHT PROVIDE A USEFUL CPPORTUNITY OF GETTING HIS OWN VIEWS ON PROTECTIONISM AND THE BEST MEANS OF COMBATING IT.

MR. ASHE

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U.N.DEPT.

AMERICAN DEPT.

SIR S. TOMLINSON

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Arabian Dpr Hong Kong Đức Dr.

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