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would like to explain how he himself approached Anglo-Japanese
There was
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a feeling of affinity towards Britain
in Japan based on the earlier history of alliance and on the
He had the ties between the Royal and Imperial Families. feeling that there was not such a feeling of affinity on the
After the War British side, possibly because of World War II. Japan had greatly increased its interchanges with the United States but relations between the UK and Japan had become less
close. In Britain he thought there was also a tendency to
more on current problems in Anglo-Japanese relations
Mr Sonoda said he had a firm on longer term issues.
hope that Britain and Japan could now strengthen and solidify
He thought that Japan,
a new and closer understanding.
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Britain and the Community and the US had an increasing need
to develop economic and political ties so to tackle world
problems. There was a big role to be played in this by bilateral exchanges between Britain and Japan.
Recalling. that the next round of Anglo-Japanese Consultations should take place in Japan, he said he hoped he would be able to welcome Lord Carrington there before too Long after the Summit. The Japanese also attached importance to developing exchanges at official level as well as through the many unofficial channels which existed. Mr Sonoda said at the end of July he would be visiting a number of African countries (Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria,
-Tanzania, and Kenya).
He would like if possible to call in
at London after his tour to tell Lord Carrington about it.
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Mr Sonoda said that he thought there was a tendency for Western countries to think of issues of peace and security in European terms, independently of Asia. The developments in
the Middle East had forced a recognition of the inter-
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