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to negliate, and fened HK competiton in the USA, not in Japan rather than in Japan itself. JONES thought they also feared the indearing

HK Textiles in Japan.

на

sales

LAMB. said he would approach the Japanese informally to test the how set they really were on HK's exclusin from the scheme.

CATER mentimed that Sato had said HK's position would be recmisdeed & that he was not ome the original decisor had been the right one

me.

JONES raised the matter of the huge Japanese exports to HK, which could be wed as a propaganda point.

Japan's 3rd largest maker, & such shad

HK was allured Japanse portraipation such scheme, as the KAITAK

extens, mayor contracts

minway

to go

to them.

Mr Bottomley arced, but felt such only limited we could be made of these points in neer of the fact that HK has not serialy proposing

to discriminate

againt Japan.

On the question 9

REVERSE PREFERENCES (?)

SIR JOHN COMPERTHLATE said there was little HK

could Ofer. Howee,

now that Commonealth Preference

wse gong,

on cars, spirits

ε than to her

advantage.

HK could use her Communmealth Refestuves

own

When asked by him on the feability I remoring Commonwealth Refpence MR BO TOMLEY said the could give no guidance, but would have to consult miniks. COWPERTHWAITE said that the US 2 (in the Kennedy Round negotiathom) and Japan had expreased their inteert in this. JONES thought the major pollen

position on Revered Pekemes Despite promere

own

was

the USA

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