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021441 MDHIAN 1469
CONFIDENTIAL
FM TOKYO
TO DESKBY 021030Z FCO
TELNO 834
OF 020915Z NOVEMBER 93
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKREP. JLG HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 828 AND YOUR TELNO 941: LEGCO QUESTION ON COMFORT WOMEN
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SECOND TUR (PARA 2) ASKED IF WE WERE HAPPY WITH THE PROPOSED SQUARE BRACKETED ELEMENTS FOR A REPLY TO QUESTION (C). WE STILL HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE FIRST SQUARE BRACKETED TEXT ''ALTHOUGH UK MINISTERS HAVE OFTEN DISCUSSED RELATED ISSUES INFORMALLY WITH JAPANESE MINISTERS''. WE FULLY RECOGNISE THE WISH TO BE HELPFUL, BUT, FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED IN FIRST TUR (PARA 2), WE WOULD PREFER IT IF THIS, ALBEIT MODIFIED, HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE COULD BE AVOIDED.
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WE UNDERSTAND FROM EARLIER TELEGRAMS THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS LITTLE HARD INFORMATION ON INVOLVEMENT OF HONG KONG WOMEN. WE FEEL THAT THAT SOME ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO EVALUATE THESE CLAIMS AND TO ESTABLISH THE BONA FIDES OF THE CLAIMANTS BEFORE HINTING AT A WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THEM UP ON THE CLAIMANTS' BEHALF WITH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
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