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EN CLAIR
PRIORITY HONG KONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO.3 TO TOKYO OF 10 FEBRUARY, 1970
UNCLASSIFIED
[NEUTRAL]
ADDRESSED TOKYO TELNO 3 OF 10 FEBRUARY REPEATED F C 0,
WASHINGTON (FOR HERMANN) AND UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES)
NON-COTTON TEXTILES.
HONG KONG SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST CARRIES TODAY REPORT
DATELINED TOKYO 9 FEBRUARY THAT CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY
SHIGERU HORI TOLD TEXTILE MAKERS FROM FUKUI PREFECTURE THAT U.S.
AMBASSADOR MEYER AND PRIME MINISTER SATO HAD DISCUSSED NON-COTTON
TEXTILES QUOTE AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AMERICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
FROM JAPANESE IMPORTS IS NOT NECESSARILY SMALL. WE ARE WORKING
TOWARD HARMONY BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES UNQUOTE. THESE QUOTES
WERE MADE APPARENTLY IN REJECTING A REQUEST FROM THE TEXTILE
MAKERS THAT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE U.S. ON RESTRAINTS ON TEXTILES
BE BROKEN OFF.
2.
GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD CONFIRM ACCURACY OF REPORT ANDSUPPLY
ANY COMMENTS OR BACKGROUND.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO U.K.MISSION GENEVA.
SIR D.TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION
TR. POL. DEPT.
LAST
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
REF.
RIX
i
11 FEB 1970
REF.
HKK6/2014/1
PA please.
11/3/10.
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