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2.U.S. case

This is

more sering because

Ke effect

HK's trade could be catastrophic.

HMG believe that by mong machinary of GATT

Cam

force Americans to reconsiter anyplas

they may have for unilateral action.

Dre not

Our

plan

so far, have the support of M. Long (or fix

E Melville) and Prosibly and of 16. Japanese and the thericans are not likely fuckime it. Are we

being we optimistic in believing in it?

HK Govt prefer to operate

not there fore

basis of LTA,

Live Samy we don't

Like LTA as doráľ witamot it

Extended and therefore don't want to wore it.

But

oz. pita

extended.

LTA

is almost certa kbc

be

HK govt bilvie that their

the ambit ALTA by

met with in the

is ampopular wilt

Also

BUT

with the Japanese

if

AND it

couts be better

a me thod which

(for internal recoms) as

GATT play fails

LTA is exterick

AND if the 0.5. make it quite dear that thing

act unilaterally if need be

will

how

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ive

going

to explain

that we owe acted

in HK's best interests of the result of our

effer to

ies for ITK's throat

Lam

is why

proceeding.

an

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unhappy about the way we

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