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4. The Secretary of State will wish to be aware that Mr Esaki, the Japanese Minister for International Trade and Industry (who is also attending the IEA meeting) will be taking up a long standing invitation to visit London on 24 and 25 May.

He will

be meeting the Secretaries of State for Trade, Industry and

Energy, when bilateral trade issues will be discussed.

5. I submit

A

(i)

Speaking Notes on:

(a)

Anglo-Japanese relations

(b)

The Tokyo Summit

(c)

Rhodesia

(d)

China

(e)

Indo-China

...

C

(f) EEC/Japan relations

B-(ii) Essential Background Notes on all the above subjects

save (a) which is covered by:

C (iii)

D

(iv)

E

(v)

F

(vi)

A Background Note on Japan

on Japan and Anglo-Japanese relations

A personality note on Mr Sonoda

18 May 1979

Mr Sonoda's programme in London

Copies of Briefs for No 10

Lichard Jamal

R C Samuel Far

Eastern Dept

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