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might be shown to

Cause injury

CY

threat of injury

to

U.S.

domestic

industry,

Such selective restraints would

be

sunila to

The "voluntary vestraints

Hong Kong

is exercising

in its

hon

conten Fextiles trade with Canada and

12

Scandinavians.

'We have already

hinted to Mr. Stans

The U.S. Secretar

of Commerce,

bezz in London and

later in Hong Kong

that this ser

might be

a

possible solution to

3.

American problems.

The danger is that the Jap

anese

may

in

a

Come

Grannd

to terms with the Americans

strictly bilateral context, quing

weak American case

a

Bala

This

would provide

The

of injury. Americans with a

lever to exert

pressure against other mayor experters

to the U.S. mashel (Hong Kong, Taman,

Korea)

into line

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

with a

view

to bringing

them

1

on the

same terms.

Our

is

that we

want

The Americans to

position (shared by Hong Kong)

bring their problem into the GATT forum with

with a

view to working out