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CONFIDENTIAL

of the draft attached to this minute. This recommendation

carries the consent of the Secretary of State for Foreign

and Commonwealth Affairs and the Chancellor of the

Exchequer. If we find that we do indeed have to pursue

the question of securing a British share within a Japanese

bid we shall also need very quickly to address messages

to the Japanese Government: Officials, are considering

how this might best be handled.

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