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KOREA AND TAIWAN AS A SUPPLIER OF TEXTILES TO JAPAN, AND NOTING

THE INCREASINGLY FREQUENT JAPANESE REFERENCES TO A LONG

EXCLUSIONS LIST, I THINK WE SHOULD APPEAR TO ASSUME THAT ANY

INCLUSIONS WILL BE ON ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIABLE GROUNDS ONLY

AND THAT WE SHALL HAVE THE CHANCE OF DISCUSSING THEM.

3. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE JAPANESE CONSULATE GENERAL

HERE ASKED LAST WEEK FOR DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF HONG KONG'S

''SEPARATE STATUS!'. WE TOLD THEM OF THE DOCUMENTS ALREADY

SENT TO TOKYO AND OFFERED DUPLICATES, WHICH WERE ACCEPTED.

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REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

INTERNATIONAL TRADE DISTRIBUTION

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