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PRIORITY TOKYO)

TELEGRAM NUMBER 907

CONFIDENTIAL 2307002

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

23 DECEMBER 1970.

ADDRESSED TO FOC TELNO 907 OF 23 DEO. REPEATED FOR INFORMATION

TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, UKDEL EEC, UKMIS GENEVA,

UKDEL OECD.

356

YOUR TELNO 837 : GENERALISED PREFERENCES AND HONG KONG (369

WE HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE HIRAHARA IN THE MINISTRY

OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WHO HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OCCUPIED WITH

TEXTILES AND BUDGETARY PROBLEMS, WE ARE HOPING TO SEE HIM

ON 28 DECEMBER WHEN WE SHALL TRY TO OBTAIN SOME CLARIFICATION

OF THE APPARENT CONFLICT BETWEEN ENDO'S LINE IN LONDON ABOUT

DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND HARADA'S REMARKS TO US.

2. WE SHALL ALSO PUT TO HIM THE IDEA OF A VISIT BY HONG

KONG OFFICIALS. SENIOR JAPANESE ARE AT PRESENT VERY PREOCCUPIED

WITH THE BUDGET AND WILL THEN BE TAKING THEIR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

SERIOUS WORK WILL NOT BEGIN AGAIN IN JAPANESE MINISTRIES

UNTIL ABOUT 11 JANUARY. WE SHALL, HOWEVER, PRESS HARD

FOR DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WITH HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT

DURING THE EARLY PART OF THAT WEEK (15 JANUARY IS A NATIONAL

HOLIDAY).

FCO PASS ROUTINE TO ALL.

STR J. PILCHER

[REPEALED, AS REQUESTED]

INLERNIMIONAL PRADE DISTRIBUTION

COPIES 10:

DEPS DIPH.

ENCIC 6/12

G.H. KEMIS, S., CRE1., D.T.I D.M. SUBLARA,

HONG KONG GO/RI

54, PALL MALL.

ORBICD,