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FM TOKYO 19070OZ APR 34
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER
36 OF 18/4/84
INFO IMMEDIATE F CO
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HKK 027.12
FOR GOULDEN( SECRETARY OF STATE'S PARTY)
VEDA
SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: PRESS INTERVIEWS.
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1. INTERVIEW WITH YOMIURI FIXED FOR 1645-1715 ON 26 APRIL. IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN ENGLISH. QUESTIONS THEY WISH TO ASK ARE:
(1) WHAT IMPACT DO YOU FEEL ANY ANGLO- CHINESE ACCORD ON HONG KONG WILL HAVE ON STABILITY IN THIS PART OF THE
WORLD?
(2) WHAT STEPS DO YOU THINK THE WEST SHOULD TAKE TO COUNTERACT THE SOVIET MILITARY BUILDUP IN NORTHEAST ASIA? AND WHAT SPECIFIC ROLE SHOULD JAPAN PLAY?
(3) WE UNDERSTAND YOU WILL BE VISITING MOSCOW IN JULY.
HOW DO YOU INTEND TO PURSUE YOUR ATTEMPTS TO REOPEN CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SOVIET ELOC?
(4) RECENT INCIDENTS, SUCH YOUR GOVERNMENT'S REACTION TO THE US INTERVENTION IN GRENADA AND THE MINING OF NICARAGUAN PORTS, SUGGEST THAT A RIFT HAS OPENED UP BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. IS THIS A FAIR ASSESSMEENT OF THE SITUATION WITHIN THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE?
(5) NISSAN FINALLY DECIDED TO GO AHEAD WITH ITS PLANS TO OPEN A PLANT IN BRITAIN. ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC THAT, ALONG WITH OTHER JOINT PROJECTS, THIS STEP WILL GO SOME WAY TOWARDS OFFSETTING FRICTION CAUSED BY THE TRADE IMBALANCE?
2. THE YOMIURT MAY WISH TO VARY THESE QUESTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHAT TOPICS ARE RAISED DURING THE JAPAN PRESS CLUB LUNCHEON. WE SHALL PROVIDE BRIEFING FOR (3). WOULD YOU WISH US ALSO TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER BACKGROUND? .
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