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3. It was generally agreed that while we could not

avoid discussion of Hong Kong during any visit made

by Mr. Trezise we should beware of allowing Hong Kong

to be used "as a pattern".

4.

Mr. Stewart said he thought it was important that

we should talk soon to the Japanese about their present

policy on textiles, and Mr. Hughes said he would be

lunching with Mr. Wada sometime before Easter. It was

agreed however that, in order not to compromise

Mr. Trezise's position in not telling the Department

of Commerce about his intentions regarding textiles

discussions, it would be dangerous for us to mention

the possibility of his visit to either the Japanese

or the EEC. It was also agreed that it would probably

be better at this stage not to tell the Japanese in

detail about the Prime Minister's message to the

President in case this got back to the Americans and

they became suspicious of "ganging up".

5.

However, Mr. Hughes said that he thought we should

try to reach some agreement in Whitehall about the next

steps regarding textiles before any meetings with

Mr. Trezise, and Mr. Dunnett undertook to circulate

some notes on this.

Commodities Department

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, S.W.1.

13 March, 1970

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