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1. To consider dates to suggest to the Japanese for the next Anglo-Japanese Ministerial talks in Tokyo; and the

possibility of a brief visit to Seoul.

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Japan

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The Tenth Round of the annual ministerial consultations

is due to take place in Tokyo about next Spring.

we had difficulty in agreeing suitable dates with the

This year

the Japanese, and in the event the talks were arranged with very

little notice. It would be better if we could agree dates

well ahead this time. It would also reassure the Japanese that we continue to be interested in such exchanges.

3. I have seen Mr Martin's submission of 12 October

recommending that the Secretary of State should include a

short visit to Indonesia in the programme of his tour to Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, planned to coincide

with the SEATO Conference at the end of June. I understand

that at the Banquet at the Japanese Embassy on 7 October the Japanese Foreign Minister asked the Secretary of State about

the timing of the next round of consultations. The Secretary

of State said that he would like to combine them with the

SEATO visit. Mr Fukuda said he thought this would be

perfectly all right.

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