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HKC 18212
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MDHIAN 9751
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FM TOKYO
TO IMMEDIATE DTI
TELNO OTTER 338
OF 09064OZ MAY 90
15 MAY WH
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INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, PEKING
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YOUR OTTER 87: HONG KONG AIRPORT
1.
VIEWS WE HAVE SO FAR ELICITED FROM MITI ON THE
PROJECT SUGGEST THAT WHILE THEY ARE WATCHING WITH INTEREST THEY HAVE YET TO TAKE A VISIBLY HANDS-ON ROLE IN COORDINATING OR INFLUENCING JAPANESE INVOLVEMENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THEY PARTICULARLY FAVOUR THE ANGLO-JAPANESE APPROACH.
2.
THE KEY APPEARS TO BE MITSUI. KUMAGAI, THE PRESIDENT- DESIGNATE OF MITSUI WILL ATTEND THE LUNCH GIVEN FOR MR RIDLEY HERE ON 14 MAY. WOULD TH WISH US TO SAY ANYTHING TO HIM THEN?
3. WE WOULD PROPOSE OTHERWISE INFORMALLY TO DISCUSS THE PROSPECTS OF ANGLO-RAPANESE CONSORTIUM WITH THE LOCAL TH REPRESENTATIVE AND THE MITSUI PEOPLE CONCERNED. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS WE CAN SPEAK AGAIN TO MITI, THOUGH TH SHOULD BE UNDER NO ILLUSIONS THAT THEY WILL NECESSARILY DO ANYTHING. IT WOULD IN ANY CASE BE HELPFUL, BEFORE SPEAKING TO MITI TO KNOW PRECISELY WHAT WE SHOULD SAY TO THEM ABOUT HMG'S VIEW OF ACCEPTABLE PERCENTAGE AND TYPES OF WORK SHARING.
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MR MCLAREN, FCO
MR ALAN PAUL, HKD, FCO MR DAVIES, FED, FCO
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