TNAG-0244-FCO40-280-Exports-of-textiles-from-Hong-Kong-to-USA-1970 — Page 185

CYPHER/ CAT A.

PRIORITY

HONG KONG.

TELEGRAM NUMBER 115.

$

Ent Trade

disr

2

Hd Trade loe dir

Th

To:

Dept Hany Kay Pope.

AND C. 0.

19 FEBRUARY 1978.

16)

RECEIVED IN

LABY

REGISTRY No.51

REF.

23 FEB 1970

NEXI

REF

HKK6/204/1

CONFIDENTIAL

ADDRESSED FCO AS MYTEL. NO. 115 OF 19TH FEBRUARY RFI WASHINGTON,

TOKYO, SEOUL, TAMSUI, UKDEL EEC, UKMIS GENEVA AND HONG KONG GOVERN-

MENT OFFICE LONDON.

YOUR TELEGRAM CREDA 23 TO TOKYO.

PARAGRAPH 1 OF TOKYO TELEGRAM CREDA 27 MENTIONED THAT THE JAPANESE

HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE U.S. HAVE PRESENTED THE EVIDENCE TO

ANYONE ELSE. THEY HAVE CERTAINLY NOT PRESENTED IT TO HONG KONG

AND WE ARE THEREFORE STILL IN THE POSITION THAT THE AMERICANS

HAVE NOT GIVEN US ANY EVIDENCE OF INJURY OR REAL THREAT OF INJURY

THAT WE COULD ACCEPT EITHER GENERALLY OR FOR ANY ONE ITEM.

2. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK IT SHOULD BE EMPHASISED

TO THE JAPANESE THAT THEY CANNOT EXPECT ANYONE TO AGREE TO THEIR

'MULTINATIONAL MEETING' NOR THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE GATT

TO MODIFY HIS VIEW ON HAVING A GATT MEETING ON THIS SUBJECT,

SO LONG AS NONE OF US HAS SEEN THIS MATERIAL.