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TACTICS WITH THE U.S. A

REGARDING

& JAPAN

THE GPS.

The Govenor the said that it would be a good idea to make

a proposal to the Japanese, but Mr Lamb pointed out the dangers of poroking a negative response from then which in turn would influence the USA to make

Jones

hambt

a

an

adverse decision. This would be

mounire, in new of the greater importance of the US market to HK. Moreover, the Japanese wee still

obdhurate on regarding

HK as

as the metropolitan power.

"first

the

responsibility g

the UK,

It would be preferable to spen

speak to the USA has rather then after having to fave them with a Japanere vetor.

thought that the meal reason behind their bluray desive to exclude HK from the US scheme. AK

has a

• strong competitor of

a

Lamb expensed his

Japan in the US market. Уарии

his agreement.

WA

Cater said that the Japanese gout. had already told the Japanere Textile Industry that HK would the excluded thought there was little chance I influencing the Japanese & At Bostanley?" felt more would be host than gamed by an approach which might stimulate

cach vetor.

early

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ar

Cafe thought that the US would only agree if Japan did so Hower Mr Bottomley pointed out that as we wanted to delay a definite negative decision, an approach at the stage would be a god delaying tactic.

CATER

quoted M. Imma

as saying

that there were fur

major problems: firstly, HK = willingness to negotiate with the US. Secondly, the problem of the Japanese Textile Industry. They wee willing for HK to

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