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W(B)L 51-7406
TACTICS WITH THE U.S. A
REGARDING
& JAPAN
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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
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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.
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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
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Lamb expensed his
Japan in the US market. Уарии
his agreement.
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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
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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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