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Mr Giffard
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Mr Donald
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Defence Dept NED
Planning Staff
никочо
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Mr McQuade
ли
wyłanie I suppose a
2.
defensive brif on HK for Manch rodl. be neededy
он
on similar line to what we have told already
then
GFER 1983
Pse. speak
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REGULAR UK/JAPAN POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS
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الله
see (151
1.
During her visit to Japan in September 1982, the Prime Minister and Mr Suzuki agreed that it was important to give an impetus to Anglo-Japanese consultations on political matters. We have fewer opportunities for such consultations with Japan than with our other major allies in NATO and the EC.
2. We have therefore agreed with the Japanese to institute new arrangements for regular bilateral consultations in capitals, making fuller use of existing diplomatic channels rather than creating any new mechanism. These arrangements are of two kinds.
a) Some months ago we agreed in principle on occasional visits by officials at approximately AUS level to London or Tokyo to exchange views with their counter- parts on their particular areas of responsibility. Briefing and arrangements for those exchanges will be organised ad hoc as opportunity arises.
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b) It has now been agreed that the Japanese Ambassador
in London will be received some 4 times a year at senior level the PUS, Minister of State, Secretary of State and occasionally the Prime Minister taking turns
for a prepared discussion of international and bilateral issues. These arrangements will be roughly mirrored in Tokyo, giving HM Ambassador similar access to the most senior levels on the Japanese side. Our hope is that regular meetings of this kind, perhaps.as often as once every 6 weeks or so in one of the two capitals, will enable us to foster a more constructive Japanese interest at a senior level in international political issues, as well as giving HM Ambassador in Tokyo rather more assured access to the highest levels
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