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CYPHER/CAT.A
IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
TELEGRAM NO.558
CONFID EN TIAL
NEUTRAL,
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
24 FEBRUARY 1970
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ADDRESSED TO F.C.0. TELEGRAM NO. 558 OF 24 FEBRUARY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO UKMIS GENEVA HONG KONG AND TOKYO.
FOR ATTENTION NICOLL, BOARD OF TRADE, FIRST THING WEDNESDAY.
M.l.P.T. : FOLLOWING IS REDRAFT OF PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE LETTER.
IF HOWEVER YOU WERE INSTEAD TO SEEK REMEDIES FOR SPECIFIC CASES I BELIEVE THOUGH I CANNOT OF COURSE SPEAK FOR OTHER
GOVERNMENTS
THAT EXPORTING COUNTRIES GENERALLY WOULD WELCOME THE APPROACH AND THAT IT MIGHT PAVE THE WAY FOR A SOLUTION TO YOUR DIFFICULTIES. SHOULD WE NOT BE WISE TO TACKLE THE PROBLEMS WHICH CURRENTLY EXIST RATHER THAN TRYING TO DEVISE SOME COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR CONTINGENT PROBLEMS MANY OF WHICH MAY NEVER ARISE? WE WOULD BE READY TO JOIN WITH YOU AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN G.A.T.T. IN SEEKING SOLUTIONS FOR ANY IMMEDIATE DIFFICULTIES
WHERE SERIOUS INJURY EXISTS OR THREATENS.
F.C.O. PASS UKMIS GENEVA HONG KONG AND TOKYO.
MR. FREEMAN.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TR. POL. DEPT.
COMMODITIES DEFT.
EX. PRO. DEPT.
HONG KONG DEPT.
AMERICAN DEPT.
GGGGG
CONFIDENTIAL
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY Nɔ5.51
LIVEB 1970
HKX6/304/1
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