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Such an attack could develop interestingly, to say the least, as it would be naive to expect the Japanese to sit idly by if the subject of Member States' residual quantitative restrictions was receiving an airing in GATT.

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I shall keep you posted.

You't bien

B G Bender

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FJ Meadway Esa, CREL COT A Pimlott Esq, PTM DOI R Kinchen Esd, ECD(E) FCO Hong Kong & Gen. Dept. FCO BF Harding Esq, UKMIS GENEVA P Westmacott Esq, PARIS

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