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ADDRESSED (COMFORT WOMEN AND FORCED LABOUR) ARE RECEIVING THE ATTENTION OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND ARE WIDELY EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST CASES FOR SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. BUT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULTIES IN THE RELATIONSHIP. IT WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER FOR THE PEOPLE OF BOTH COUNTRIES TO OVERCOME THEIR PREJUDICES. FUJII WAS SURELY RIGHT TO POINT OUT

THAT THERE WILL BE TROUBLE AHEAD IF LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS IS MADE ON DEALING WITH THE CURRENT (RATHER THAN HISTORICAL) PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE TRADE DEFICIT.

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(FOR HONG KONG) NAKAMURA'S COMMENTS ON THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENTS TO EVALUATE THE QUOTE COMFORT WOMEN UNQUOTE CLAIMS OF THEIR NATIONALS FOLLOWED A REMINDER BY US THAT WE HAD AN INTEREST IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG CLAIMANTS.

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